Kamcha, whip
Kara, black
Karligach, swallow
Kerege, lattice framework of a yurt, over which thick felt (koshma) is stretched
Ketmen, a kind of hoe
Kistau, winter pasture
Kshi apa, the youngest mother; the children of the elder wives called thus the youngest wife of their father
Kulash, a unit of length of about one and a half meters (the distance between the fingertips of a man’s outspread hands)
Kyit, a present which the bride’s parents gave to their future son-in-law and his parents on the day of engagement
M
Malakliai, man’s cap of fur or felt
Manty, largo steamed dumplings with mutton filling
N
Nuker, member of the retinue of a bai, khan, sultan, or any other dignitary
S
Saba, kumiss-skin
Saukele, tall fur cap of a bride, embroidered with silver or gold thread
Shakpar, war club with a thick, sometimes spiked, end
Shangarak, top hole in a yurt, which serves as a vent for the fire and is covered, if necessary with a tunduk
Soyil, a sword with a long shaft instead of a hilt
Suuk Tiube, (lit. cold hill), a hill between the present cities of Alma-Ata and Frunze
T
Tamga, the coat of arms of a kin
Toi, a three-day family holiday held on the occasion of a significant event (the birth of a child, a wedding, and the like)
Tomaga, head cap for a golden eagle or falcon, embroidered with gold thread or beads and owl feather
Tugir, a tripod perch for a golden eagle in a yurt
Tunduk, a piece of felt to cover the top hole in a yurt
Tyulengut, bodyguard of a khan or rich bai. The tyulenguts were mostly descendants of slaves, or the poorest members of a kin
Y
Yassak, a tax the authorities of czarist Russia levied on the Kazakh people
Z
Zakat, an annual alms tax that each Muslim is expected to pay to be used for charitable or religious purposes
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