arkhalig
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Turkic: compare Azerbaijani arxalıq, Turkish arkalık.
Noun
editarkhalig (plural arkhaligs)
- A long tight-waist jacket worn by the peoples of the Caucasus and Iran, made of various kinds of fabric, such as silk, satin, cloth, cashmere and velvet, traditionally depending on the social status of its owner.
Translations
editlong tight-waist jacket worn by the peoples of the Caucasus and Iran
Further reading
edit- arkhalig on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Anikin, A. E. (2007) “архалук”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), numbers 1 (A – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 301