Uyghur edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *ăča / *ĕče "mother; elder sister; older woman".

Compare with Kyrgyz эже (eje, elder sister; a way to address an older woman), Southern Altai эје (eǰe, elder sister; a way to address an older woman), Uzbek ocha (grandmother),

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ئاچا (acha) (plural ئاچىلار (achilar))

  1. elder sister
  2. (honorific) term of address for an older female person

Declension edit