элчи

Kumyk

Noun

элчи (elçi)

  1. messenger, envoy
    элчиге оьлюм ёкъ
    elçige ölüm yoq
    don't shoot the messenger
    (literally, “no death to the messenger”)
  2. ambassador

Declension

Derived terms

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From эл (el) + -чи (-çi). Cognates with Kazakh елші (elşı), Southern Altai элчи (elči), Kumyk элчи (elçi), Tatar илче (ilçe), Azerbaijani elçi, Turkish elçi, Turkmen ilçi, Uzbek elchi, Uyghur ئەلچى (elchi), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /elˈt͡ʃi/
  • Hyphenation: эл‧чи

Noun

элчи (elçi)

  1. ambassador

Declension

Derived terms

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