Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

A semi-calque of Turkish (Ottoman Turkish یاشایش) yaşayış (being, way of life): the first component йәшә- (yəşə-) is translation (and cognate) of Turkish yaşa- (to live), while the second is borrowed "as is" and cannot be reestablished or reinterpreted in Bashkir.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [jæ.ʃæ.ˈjɪ̞ʃ]
  • Hyphenation: йә‧шә‧йеш

Noun edit

йәшәйеш (yəşəyeş)

  1. (philosophy) being
    Аңды йәшәйеш билдәләй.
    Añdı yəşəyeş bildələy.
    Being determines the consciousness.
    Үҙ тамырыңдан айырылыу йәшәйештең тап нигеҙен ҡаҡшата.
    Üź tamırıñdan ayırılıw yəşəyeşteñ tap nigeźen qaqşata.
    Cutting loose from your roots disturbs the very basis of being (=human existence).

Declension edit