Bashkir

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Etymology

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From *iš-lä- (to do; make, produce; work), from Proto-Turkic *īĺč (work, act, deed).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (išlä-, to do, make);[1] Kazakh істеу (ısteu), Kumyk ишлемек (işlemek), Uzbek ishlamoq, Turkmen işlemek, Turkish işlemek, etc.

See эштәү (eştəw) for more cognates.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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эшләү (eşləw)

  1. (intransitive) to work, do a specific physical or mental task
  2. (intransitive) to work, be employed, occupy a job
  3. (transitive) to make, produce something
  4. to do some activity
  5. (device, mechanism) to work, operate, run, be in working condition, be up and running
  6. (institution) to work, operate

Alternative forms

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References

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  1. ^ Nadeljajev, V. M.; Nasilov, D. M.; Tenišev, E. R.; Ščerbak, A. M., editors (1969), Drevnetjurkskij slovarʹ [Dictionary of Old Turkic] (in Russian), Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, Nauka, page 215

Tatar

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Etymology

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From the noun эш.

Verb

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эшләү (eşläw)

  1. do