ئايماق

Uyghur

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ (ayimag). Cognates with Turkish oymak, Salar amaq, Kyrgyz аймак (aymak), Yakut аймах (aymaq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑjmɑq/

Noun

ئايماق • (aymaq) (plural ئايماقلار (aymaqlar))

1. tribe

Further reading

• Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN