ағай

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *(i)āka (“elder brother; uncle”).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (aqa, “elder brother”), Kazakh аға (ağa, “elder brother; uncle”), Kyrgyz ага (aga, “elder brother”), Southern Altai ака (aka, “elder brother”), Crimean Tatar ağa (“elder brother; uncle”), Turkish ağa (“master, boss”), Yakut аҕа (ağa, “elder; father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑ.ˈʁaj]
• Hyphenation: а‧ғай

Noun

ағай • (ağay)

1. one's big / elder brother
2. uncle; one's male relative who is elder than the speaker, but younger than his/her parents
3. (address) a way to address or denote a male within that age range

   Күрше ағай менән беҙ аҙашбыҙ, шуға мине урамда бәләкәй Ғәли тип йөрөтәләр.

   Kürşe ağay menən beź aźaşbıź, şuğa mine uramda bələkəy Ğəli tip yörötələr.

   We are namesakes with the elder neighbor, so they call me "the small Ğäli" in the street.

4. (address) stepfather

Declension

Declension of ағай (ağay)

	singular	plural
absolute	ағай (ağay)	ағайҙар (ağayźar)
definite genitive	ағайҙың (ağayźıñ)	ағайҙарҙың (ağayźarźıñ)
dative	ағайға (ağayğa)	ағайҙарға (ağayźarğa)
definite accusative	ағайҙы (ağayźı)	ағайҙарҙы (ağayźarźı)
locative	ағайҙа (ağayźa)	ағайҙарҙа (ağayźarźa)
ablative	ағайҙан (ağayźan)	ағайҙарҙан (ağayźarźan)

Derived terms

• ағай-эне (ağay-ene)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	اعاي
Cyrillic	ағай
Latin	ağai
Yañalif	aƣai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *(i)āka (“elder brother; uncle”).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (aqa, “elder brother”), Kazakh аға (ağa, “elder brother; uncle”), Kyrgyz ага (aga, “elder brother”), Southern Altai ака (aka, “elder brother”), Crimean Tatar ağa (“elder brother; uncle”), Turkish ağa (“master, boss”), Yakut аҕа (ağa, “elder; father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑ̝.ʁɑ̝j]
• Hyphenation: а‧ғай

Noun

ағай • (ağai)

1. uncle

   АҚШ-ты неліктен «Сэм ағай» деп атау қалыптасқан?

   AQŞ-ty nelıkten «Sém ağai» dep atau qalyptasqan?

   Why is the USA called "Uncle Sam"?

2. (address) a polite way to address or denote an older male

   Қазақ тілі мен әдебиетінен сабақ беретін мұғалім Әлмұрат ағай.

   Qazaq tılı men ädebietınen sabaq beretın mūğalım Älmūrat ağai.

   Mister Almurat is a teacher who teaches Kazakh language and literature.