Abstract
Comparative study of genetically and typologically unrelated languages involves the detection of differences in the worldview of representatives of a particular culture and speakers of certain languages. In this regard, the purpose of the study is to consider the folk names of measurements of the Kazakh language in comparative terms and to identify common and national-specific cultural and linguistic features in the lexicon of three specific peoples Theoretical significance of the paper is determined by the fact that the results of the study make a certain contribution to the theory of comparative linguistics and comparative cultural studies. The conclusions obtained in the course of the study can provide the necessary assistance both in considering general theoretical problems of linguistics, and in compiling scientific and theoretical developments and manuals, organizing special theoretical courses for undergraduates and postgraduates. Practical value covers the possibility of using the main provisions and findings of the study in university courses on comparative linguistics, ethnolinguistics, cultural studies, private theory and practice of translation and phraseology, as well as the factual material, collected in the course of the research, can be used in the compilation of explanatory, translated, ethnolinguistic dictionaries.