симешкә

Bashkir

Симешкә (sense 1)

Симешкә (sense 2)

Etymology

From Russian семечки (semečki, “sunflower seeds”).

Cognate with Uyghur سېمىشكا (sëmishka, “sunflower seeds”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲi.mɪ̞ʃ.ˈkæ]
• Hyphenation: си‧меш‧кә

Noun

симешкә • (simeşkə)

1. (colloquial) sunflower seeds, especially roasted and ready to eat

   Симешкә майы.

   Simeşkə mayı.

   Sunflower seed oil.

2. sunflower

Usage notes

• Considered colloquial by many speakers; in formal and written speech, көнбағыш (könbağış) is preferred.

Declension

Inflection of симешкә (simeşkə)

	singular only
absolute	симешкә (simeşkə)
definite genitive	симешкәнең (simeşkəneñ)
dative	симешкә (simeşkə)
definite accusative	симешкәне (simeşkəne)
locative	симешкәлә (simeşkələ)
ablative	симешкәнән (simeşkənən)

Synonyms

• көнбағыш (könbağış)