Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bāyu-, equivalent to бай (bay, rich) +‎ -ы- (-ï-, denominal verbal suffix) +‎ -ыр (-ïr, infinitive suffix).

Cognate with Kyrgyz баюу (bayuu), Kazakh баю (baü), Bashkir байыу (bayıw, to become rich), Kumyk байымакъ (bayımaq), Uzbek boyimoq, Uyghur بېيىماق (bëyimaq), Tuvan байыыр (bayıır), Khakas пайирға (payirğa), etc.

Verb

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байыыр (bayïïr)

  1. (intransitive) to grow rich
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Tuvan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bāyu-; equivalent to бай (bay, rich) +‎ -ы- (-ı-, denominal verbal suffix) +‎ -ыр (-ır, infinitive suffix).

Cognate with Khakas пайирға (payirğa),Southern Altai байыыр (bayïïr), Kyrgyz баюу (bayuu), Kazakh баю (baü), etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈjɯːr/, [p̬ɐ.ˈjɤːr]

Verb

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байыыр (bayıır) (stem байы-, indefinite past байаан, negative байывас)

  1. (intransitive) to grow rich

Conjugation

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