ажык

Northern Altai

Etymology 1

From ажарга (ažarga, to open) +‎ -ык (-ïk, Adjective suffix). Cognate to Tuvan ажык (ajık), etc.

Adjective

ажык • (ažïk)

  1. open

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, editor (1985), “ажык”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo( Ojrotskovo) Jazyka- Dialekt Lebedinskix Tatar-čalkancev(kuu-kiži) [Northern Altai language-Dialect of Chelkan], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoj literatury, →ISBN, page 31

Etymology 2

From Proto-Common Turkic *ašuk.

Noun

ажык • (ažïk)

  1. knucklebone
Alternative forms
  • ажик (ažik)

References

  • L. M. Tukmačev, editor (1995), “ажик”, in Kumandinsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Kumandy-Russian Dictionary], Biysk: Kandidat filologičeskix nauk, Izdatelʹstvo bijskij kotelʹščik, →ISBN, page 7

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Common Turkic *ašuk. Cognate to Kumyk ашыкъ (aşıq), etc.

Noun

ажык • (ažïk)

  1. knucklebones (of animals)
  2. ankle
  3. knucklebone

Declension

Inflection of ажык
singular plural
absolute ажык (ažïk) ажыктар (ažïktar)
definite genitive ажыктыҥ (ažïktïŋ) ажыктардыҥ (ažïktardïŋ)
dative ажыкка (ažïkka) ажыктарга (ažïktarga)
definite accusative ажыкты (ažïktï) ажыктарды (ažïktardï)
locative ажыкта (ažïkta) ажыктарда (ažïktarda)
ablative ажыктаҥ (ažïktaŋ) ажыктардаҥ (ažïktardaŋ)

References

  • L. T. Rjumina-Syrkaševa, editor (1995), “ажык”, in Teleutsko-russkij slovarʹ [Teleut–Russian Dictionary], Kemerovo: N. A. Kučigaševa, →ISBN
  • Räsänen, Martti (1969), Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 30

Tuvan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʒɯq/

Etymology 1

From ажар (ajar, to open) +‎ -ык (-ık, adjectival suffix).

Adjective

ажык • (ajık)

  1. open

Noun

ажык • (ajık) (definite accusative ажыкты, plural ажыктар)

  1. (phonetics) vowel
Synonyms
  • ажык үн (ajık ün)

Etymology 2

From Mongolic. Cognate with Mongolian ашиг (ašig, profit).

Noun

ажык • (ajık) (definite accusative ажыкты, plural ажыктар)

  1. profit, gain

Adjective

ажык • (ajık)

  1. profitable, beneficial