Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From Common Turkic *yāša-. Cognate with Kazakh жасау (jasau), Kyrgyz жашоо (jaşoo), Kumyk яшамакъ (yaşamaq), Azerbaijani yaşamaq, Turkish yaşamak, Shor чажарға, Khakas чазирға (çazirğa), Western Yugur yasa-, etc.

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јажаар (ǰažaar)

  1. to live