Southern Altai

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Etymology

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Compare to Kyrgyz жалчы (jalcı), Karachay-Balkar джалчы (calçı), Kumyk ялчы (yalçı), Nogai ялшы (yalşı), etc.

Noun

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јалчы (ǰalčï)

  1. farm labourer ; cotter

References

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  • Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “јалчы”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN
  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “јалчы”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN