Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From Sogdian [Term?]. Cognate with Kazakh борыш (boryş), Kyrgyz боруч (boruc), борч (borc), Uzbek burch, Crimean Tatar borc, Turkmen borç, Turkish borç (debt).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [buˈrɯ̞s]
  • Hyphenation: бу‧рыс

Noun edit

бурыс (burıs)

  1. debt, the money someone owes to someone else
  2. duty, what is morally or legally obliged to do
    Ватанды һаҡлау - һәр егеттең изге бурысы.
    Vatandı haqlaw - hər yegetteñ izge burısı.
    To defend the homeland is the sacred duty of every young man.

Declension edit