ҡалын

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kalïŋ (“thick”).

Cognate with Kyrgyz калың (kalıŋ, “thick”), Uzbek qalin (“thick”), Turkish kalın (“thick”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑˈɫɯ̞n]
• Hyphenation: ҡа‧лын

Adjective

ҡалын • (qalın)

1. thick (of flat objects)
2. (of vegetation, hair, wool) thick, dense
3. (of voice, sound) low, low-pitched, deep
4. (of writing, drawing, printed letters) thick, heavy, bold

Antonyms

• йоҡа (yoqa)

See also

• йыуан (yıwan, “of round/oblong objects”)