Kyrgyz edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *čal-.

Noun edit

чалгы (calgı) (Arabic spelling چالعى)

  1. scythe

Synonyms edit

Southern Altai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *čal-. Cognate with Tatar чалгы (çalgı), Kazakh шалғы (şalğy), Kyrgyz чалгы (calgı), Bashkir салғы (salğı), Karachay-Balkar чалкъы (çalqı), Kumyk чалгъы (çalğı), Uzbek chalgʻi, Uyghur چالغا (chalgha, scythe), etc.

Noun edit

чалгы (čalgï)

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Further reading edit

  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “чалгы”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN