бөрө
Bashkir edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *bür (“bud; leaf; grain”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
бөрө • (börö)
- bud, a newly formed leaf that has not yet unfolded.
Declension edit
Declension of бөрө (börö)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | бөрө (börö) | бөрөләр (börölər) |
| definite genitive | бөрөнөң (börönöñ) | бөрөләрҙең (börölərźeñ) |
| dative | бөрөгә (börögə) | бөрөләргә (börölərgə) |
| definite accusative | бөрөнө (börönö) | бөрөләрҙе (börölərźe) |
| locative | бөрөлә (börölə) | бөрөләрҙә (börölərźə) |
| ablative | бөрөнән (börönən) | бөрөләрҙән (börölərźən) |
Dolgan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *bȫrü.
Noun edit
бөрө • (börö)
Yakut edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *bȫrü, probably "the grey one" (compare Yakut бороҥ (boroñ, “grey”)).
It was an ancient superstition (at least in Eurasia, and possibly elsewhere) that saying the name of a feared animal would invoke that animal (see, for example, the Korean proverb "speak of a tiger and one appears"). See also the etymologies of English wolf (its cognates involve taboo name deformation) and Russian медведь (medvedʹ, “bear”) (literally "the honey-eater").
Noun edit
бөрө • (börö)
Derived terms edit
- бөрө оҕото (börö oğoto, “wolf cub”)
- бөрө тириитэ (börö tiriite, “wolf skin, wolf pelt”)
- сур бөрө (sur börö, “grey wolf”)
- тыһы бөрө (tıhı börö) or ийэ бөрө (iye börö), both meaning "she-wolf"