Asharshylyk

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proper noun

A widespread famine that afflicted Kazakhstan from 1930-1933.

OriginKazakh ашаршылық →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A widespread famine that afflicted Kazakhstan from 1930-1933.

Origin

  1. Kazakhашаршылық“famine, hunger”
  2. EnglishAsharshylyk

From Kazakh ашаршылық (ašaršılıq, “famine, hunger”).

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APA

Asharshylyk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asharshylyk

MLA

“Asharshylyk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asharshylyk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Asharshylyk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asharshylyk.

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