Khalaj

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Perso-Arabic قاناق

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arghu قَنَقْ (qanaq),[1] ultimately from Common Turkic *kańak. Cognate with Azerbaijani qaymaq, Turkish kaymak.

Pronunciation

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  • (Xarrâbî) IPA(key): [qɑːnaq]

Noun

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qânaq (definite accusative qânaqı, plural qânaqlar)

  1. cream
    Synonym: xâmatu

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074) Besim Atalay, transl., Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Tercümesi [Translation of the “Compendium of the languages of the Turks] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 521) (in Turkish), 1985 edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 1939–1943, page 383
  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó