Etymology

From Old Turkic aqa ini ‎(“elder and younger brothers”).

Synchronously, equivalent to ағай ‎(ağay, “elder brother”) +‎ эне ‎(ene, “younger brother”).

Cognate with Kyrgyz агайын ‎(agayın), агайин ‎(agayin), агайни ‎(agayni); Kazakh ағайын ‎(ağayın, “a way to address a male congregation”), Uzbek ogʻayni ‎(“brothers; male friends”), Uyghur ئاغا-ئىنى ‎(agha-'ini, “smaller and elder brothers”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑ.ˈʁɑj.ɪ̞.ˌnɪ̞], [ä.ˈʁäj.ɪ̞.ˌnɪ̞]
• Hyphenation: а‧ғай-э‧не