The village & the market

The parts of an el — its streets, well, mill and gathering places — and the words for going to the bazar to buy, sell and settle up.

The village

• el village
• jurt village
• tiyre clan quarter
• elçi villager
• oram street
• arbaz courtyard, yard
• buruw fence
• qabaq gate
• köpür bridge
• maydan square

Places in the aul

• quyu well
• közlew spring
• tirmen mill
• gürbeji forge
• temirçi smith
• mejgit mosque
• qabır cemetery

The people of the village

• tamada elder
• shod village assembly
• honşu neighbor

Market and shop

• bazar specialized market
• tüken shop
• tükençi seller
• küpse merchant
• sawda trade
• jük goods, a load

Buying and selling

• alırğa buy
• satarğa sell
• ahça money
• bağa price
• bağalı expensive
• uçuz cheap
• şay five-kopeck coin
• tölerge pay
• tüşerge come down in price, haggle down
• borç debt
• borçlu in debt
• fayda profit

El is the village as a place and as its people; tiyre is the quarter of it you live in. For price, both bağa (price) and bağalı (expensive) come from the same root, so bağa can itself mean 'dear'.