The Day Lasts More Than A Hundred Years 229-253
The Aral Sea is an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan that began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up by the 2010s. It was drained as a result of using its water for industrialization.
pg. 230 — Girth
Known in the west as a cinch. It is a piece of the saddle that goes underneath the animal to keep the saddle in place.
pg. 230 — Golden Halter
A halter is a piece of equipment that goes around an animals (usually a horse) face to be used to guide it. Halter is also a class of horse in horse shows that is not ridden, instead it is paraded around with the trainer on foot guiding it by pulling the halter. A Golden Halter in this context is likely referring to a golden camel that transports goods rather than people.
pg. 231 — Kumbel'
See annotations for page 24.
pg. 232 — Poste restante
A service offered by many post offices where the post is kept by the post office for an agreed upon amount of time for the addressee to pick up when they wish.
pg. 234 — Seven Rivers
The literal English translation of Zhetsyu, the South-Eastern region of Kazakhstan that gets its name from the seven rivers of Lake Balkash. Only five of such rivers exist today.
pg. 239 — Talgak
In Kazakh tradition, a talgak is a desire implanted in a pregnant woman by God. If this desire goes unfulfilled, it is believed to be harmful to the unborn child.
pg. 240 — Barbel/Zherekh
A freshwater fish that has fleshy filaments hanging from its mouth like a catfish.
pg. 244 — Mackintosh
A full-length waterproof coat often worn by fishermen. It is usually the coat one thinks of when imagining a modern-day sailor caught in a storm.
pg. 253 — Malakumdychap
A mountain or large hill in the Sarozek where Naiman-Ana wept for her mankurt son.
