араҡы

Bashkir

Араҡы.

Etymology

From *araqï (“vodka”), from Persian عَرَق‎ ('araq, “alcoholic drink”), from Arabic عَرَق‎ (ʕaraq, “raisin loquor”), from عَرَّقَ‎ (ʕarraqa, “water down, dilute a drink”).

Cognate with Kumyk гьаракъы (haraqı, “vodka”), Karachay-Balkar аракъы (araqı, “vodka”), Southern Altai аракы (arakï, “vodka”), Khakas араға (arağa, “alcoholic drink”), Tuvan арага (araga, “vodka; wine”), Yakut арыгы (arıgı, “wine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑ.rɑˈqɯ̞]
  • Hyphenation: а‧ра‧ҡы

Noun

араҡы • (araqı)

  1. vodka

Declension

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