Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic ەلف
Cyrillic эльф
Latin elf
Yañalif elьf
 
Kazakh Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian эльф (elʹf), from English elf.

Noun

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эльф (élf)

  1. elf

Declension

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English elf.

Compare with Ukrainian ельф (elʹf).

Sense 2 was derived in analogy to the use of орк (ork) referring to Russian soldiers, or Russians in general.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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эльф (elʹfm anim (genitive э́льфа, nominative plural э́льфы, genitive plural э́льфов)

  1. (mythology, fantasy) elf
    Synonym: (Norse mythology) альв (alʹv)
  2. (uncommon, slang, derogatory) a Ukrainian, especially one who serves in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Declension

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Coordinate terms

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  • Эльда́р (Elʹdár) (an elf-like race of aliens from the Warhammer games)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kazakh: эльф (élf)