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Asharshylyk
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English
Kazakh famine of 1930–1933
Etymology
From en kk ашаршылық famine, hunger.
Proper noun
A widespread famine that afflicted Kazakhstan from 1930-1933.
Coordinate terms
en Holodomor, another famine that affected Ukraine during Soviet times
The Great Famine 1930-33 that affected Central Asia has a number of other names:
Kyrgyz: Achaarchylyk
Uzbek: Ocharchilik
Turkmen: Açlyk
Tajik: Gushnagī / Kahatī
en Death Kazakhstan