Yañalif

proper noun

The first Latin alphabet used during the Soviet epoch of Latinization from 1928 until 1938.

OriginTatar яңалиф →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The first Latin alphabet used during the Soviet epoch of Latinization from 1928 until 1938.

Origin

  1. Tatarяңалиф
  2. EnglishYañalif

From the Common Turkic Alphabet spelling of Tatar яңалиф (yañalif), which is a contraction of яңа (yaña, “new”) and әлифба (älifba, “alphabet”).

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APA

Yañalif. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ya%C3%B1alif

MLA

“Yañalif.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ya%C3%B1alif. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yañalif,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ya%C3%B1alif.

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