Bashkir edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Eastern Bashkir form of Standard селлә (sellə), from Persian چله (čelle), from Persian چهل (čehel, forty).

Compare cognates: Kazakh шілде (şılde), Kyrgyz чилде (cilde).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [sɪ̞lˈdæ]
  • Hyphenation: сел‧дә

Noun edit

селдә (seldə) (Eastern Bashkir)

  1. the hottest part of the year (40 days, 25 June through 5 August)
  2. the coldest part of the year (40 days, 25 December 5 February)

Declension edit