алгыш

Northern Altai

Etymology

From *alqïš (“praise, blessing”), derived from Proto-Turkic *alkɨ- (“to praise, bless”). Cognate to Shor алгыш (alɣïš), Tuvan алгыш (algış), etc.

Noun

алгыш • (algïš)

  1. blessing

References

  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “алгыш”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN, page 200
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