аҡбуҙ

Bashkir

FWOTD – 14 January 2014

Etymology

Cognate with Southern Altai ак бос (ak bos, “gray (of horse)”), Uyghur ئاقبوز (aqboz, “blue gray (of horse)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑqˈboð]
• Hyphenation: аҡ‧буҙ

Adjective

аҡбуҙ • (aqbuź)

1. blue gray (of horses)
   • Ural-batyr (Bashkir folk epic):

     Йондоҙ һымаҡ атылып, аҡбуҙ толпар атлығып күктән килеп төшкән, ти.

     Yondoź hımaq atılıp, aqbuź tolpar atlığıp küktən kilep töşkən, ti.

     Like a shooting star, a blue gray winged horse came down swiftly from the sky.

Derived terms

• Аҡбуҙат (Aqbuźat)