Uyghur

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *ăča / *ĕče "mother; elder sister; older woman".

Compare with Kyrgyz эже (eje, elder sister; a way to address an older woman), Southern Altai эје (eǰe, elder sister; a way to address an older woman), Uzbek ocha (grandmother),

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ئاچا (acha) (plural ئاچىلار (achilar))

  1. elder sister
  2. (honorific) term of address for an older female person

Declension

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