Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tüpkürük (saliva), a development of *tüpkür- (to spit), whence төкөрөү (tököröw, to spit). Cognate with Kumyk тюкюрюк (tükürük) and Turkish tükürük (saliva).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [tʏ̞.kʏ̞.ˈrʏ̞k]
  • Hyphenation: тө‧кө‧рөк

Noun edit

төкөрөк (tökörök)

  1. saliva, especially when expectorated; spit, spittle

Declension edit

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