Inherited fromProto-Turkic*alčak(“mild, humble”), perhaps a derivation from*ăl(“lower side, below, being below, lower”).[1] Cognate withOld Uyghur𐽰𐽰𐾁𐽽𐽰𐽷(ʾʾlcʾk/alčaḳ/).
آلچاق• (alçak)
- low,nether, situated close to, or even below, theground or another normal referenceplane, nothigh orlofty
- Synonym:پست(pest)
- (of a person)short, of comparatively smallheight, having a small distance between thehead and thefeet
- Synonym:پست(pest)
- vile,base,mean,low,contemptible,despicable,abject, fit or deserving to bedespised, morallyreprehensible
- Synonyms:ذلیل(zelil),رذیل(rezil)
- آلچامق(alçamak,“to vilify, belittle”)
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