алыс

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic الىس
Cyrillic алыс
Latin alys

Etymology

From Middle Mongol ᠠᠯᠤᠰ (alus), see Mongolian алс (als, “far”). Cognate with Bashkir алыҫ (alıś), Uzbek olis

Adjective

алыс • (alys)

  1. remote, far
  2. stranger, alien
  3. long-range

Derived terms

  • алыстау (alystau)
  • алыстық (alystyq)

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic. Cognate with Bashkir алыҫ (alıś), Kazakh алыс (alys), Uzbek olis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

алыс • (alıs)

  1. (dated) far, distant, remote
    Synonym: узакъ (uzaq)

Adverb

алыс • (alıs)

  1. (dated) far, afar

References

  • Бамматов Б.Г. (2011) "Кумыкско-русский словарь". Махачкала
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