Etymology

galyak

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Today it means: A flat, glossy kind of fur obtained from a newborn or stillborn lamb or kid (goat). Full definition →

Russian голя́к
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromголя́к
  2. English todaygalyak

From dialectal Russian голя́к (golják), from го́лый (gólyj, “naked”).

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