бабай
Bashkir edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *bāba (“father; grandfather; ancestor”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
бабай • (babay)
- old man older than the speaker's father
- (family term) the elder brother of the speaker's father or mother; older uncle
Declension edit
Declension of бабай (babay)
singular | plural | |
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absolute | бабай (babay) | бабайҙар (babayźar) |
definite genitive | бабайҙың (babayźıñ) | бабайҙарҙың (babayźarźıñ) |
dative | бабайға (babayğa) | бабайҙарға (babayźarğa) |
definite accusative | бабайҙы (babayźı) | бабайҙарҙы (babayźarźı) |
locative | бабайҙа (babayźa) | бабайҙарҙа (babayźarźa) |
ablative | бабайҙан (babayźan) | бабайҙарҙан (babayźarźan) |
Alternative forms edit
- (Eastern Bashkir): быуай (bıway)
Derived terms edit
- Ҡыш бабай (Qış babay)
Russian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
баба́й • (babáj) m anim (genitive баба́я, nominative plural баба́и, genitive plural баба́ев)
- bogeyman (monster used to scare misbehaving children)
- (figuratively) A suspiciously-looking old man
Declension edit
Declension of баба́й (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-a)