берҙән-бер

Bashkir

Etymology

Cognate with Tatar бердәнбер (berdänber), Kazakh бірден-бір (bırden-bır), Kyrgyz бирден бир (birden bir)/бирден-бир (birden-bir), Crimean Tatar birden-bir, Uzbek birdan-bir/birdan bir, Uyghur بىردىنبىر (birdinbir, “one and only”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɪ̞ɾˈðæm.bɪ̞ɾ]
• Hyphenation: бер‧ҙән-бер

Adjective

берҙән-бер • (berźən-ber)

1. the only, individual, sole, just one; one and only

   Берҙән-бер балабыҙ.

   Berźən-ber balabıź.

   Our only child.

   Берҙән-бер осраҡ.

   Berźən-ber osraq.

   The only case.