ETHNOCULTURAL SEMANTICS OF LINGUISTIC UNITS OF SACRED SIGNIFICANCE ASSOCIATED WITH BLACKSMITHING AMONG KAZAKHS

For centuries, blacksmithing was important in the culture of many peoples. Blacksmithing is a sacred phenomenon with deep symbolic meaning. Mysterious phenomena of blacksmithing in the Kazakh traditional culture have formed sacred concepts in the worldview. The article examines the ethno cultural linguistic semantics of the sacred blacksmithing concepts in the context of historical and cultural heritage. The purpose is determining the nature of sacred concepts in linguistic and cultural semantics of words related to blacksmithing, the continuity of material and spiritual culture of Kazakhs. The article uses methods of comparison, description, analysis, ethno cultural approaches to the consideration of national, cultural and semantic features of lexical units associated with the sacred concepts of blacksmithing. As a result, it was revealed that the ethno-cultural semantics of words of sacred meaning contains history, culture, customs and other values embedded in the cultural code of the Kazakhs. It is important to determine the ethno-cultural semantics of words of sacred significance associated with blacksmithing in creating a linguistic and ethnic picture of the Kazakh world, as well as a comprehensive study of this traditional art form and related ethno-cultural lexical units from the point of view of material and spiritual culture.