Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *yak- (to burn; produce fire).[1]

Verb edit

яғыу (yağıw)

  1. to make fire in a dedicated place
    1. (intransitive or takes ут as object, takes location in dative case) to make fire in a stove, fireplace etc. for heat and/or preparation of food
    Өйгә ҡайтып, усаҡҡа ут яға тор.
    Öygə qaytıp, usaqqa ut yağa tor.
    Go home and make fire in the stove.
    1. (takes object in indefinite accusative) to light a candle, lamp etc.
    2. (transitive) to heat house or facilities
    3. (transitive) to burn, use something as fuel

Derived terms edit

References edit

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