Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From Common Kypchak mïyïq, from Proto-Turkic *bïdïk (moustache).

Cognate with Kazakh миық (miyq), Kyrgyz мыйык (mıyık), Azerbaijani bığ, Turkish bıyık (moustache), etc.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mɯ̞ˈjɯ̞q]
  • Hyphenation: мы‧йыҡ

Noun edit

мыйыҡ (mıyıq)

  1. moustache
  2. whiskers (of animals)

Declension edit