Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately a derivation from Proto-Turkic *dï̄n (spirit, breath; rest).[1] Cognate with Tatar тынчу (tınçu), Kazakh тыншу (tynşu, stuffy, poorly ventilated); compare also Kumyk тунчукъ (tunçuq, stuffy, poorly ventilated).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [tɯ̞n.ˈsɯ̞w]
  • Hyphenation: тын‧сыу

Adjective edit

тынсыу (tınsıw)

  1. (air, room etc.) difficult to breath; poorly ventilated; stuffy
  2. (weather) close, oppressive, sultry, muggy

References edit

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*dɨ̄n”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill