Translation of Kazakh word "жалақы" to English
жалақы
/ʒɑlɑqɯ/
Meaning
NounA fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.
How to use
The payment received by an employee for their work, usually monthly. Follows Kazakh hard-vowel (жуан) vowel harmony in suffixation (plural: -лар/-дар/-тар, case suffixes: -ға/-қа/-да/-тан). Standard vocabulary item widely used in conversational and written Kazakh.
🇬🇧 English
salary
Example
Компания тәжірибелі мамандарға жоғары жалақы мен толық әлеуметтік пакет ұсынады.
The company offers experienced specialists a high salary and a full social package.
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Common phrases
- жалақы төлеу— salary payment
- Компания тәжірибелі мамандарға жоғары жалақы мен толық әлеуметтік пакет ұсынады.— The company offers experienced specialists a high salary and a full social package.
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Frequency rank: #663 in Kazakh
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The Kazakh word "жалақы" means "salary" in English.
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