Etymology

From Old Turkic jalq- "to loath, be disgusted".

Cognate with Kazakh жалқау ‎(jalqaw), Kyrgyz жалкоо ‎(calkoo), Southern Altai jалку ‎(ǰalku), Uzbek yalqov, Tuvan чалгаа ‎(čalgaa, “lazy”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɑɫ.ˈqɑw]
• Hyphenation: ял‧ҡау