Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

Adapted from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr, poor, wretched).

Cognate with Kazakh пақыр (paqyr, poor, miserable), Kyrgyz бакыр (bakır, poor, miserable), Turkmen pahyr (poor thing).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bɑˈχɯ̞ɾ]
  • Hyphenation: ба‧хыр

Adjective edit

бахыр (baxır)

  1. poor, miserable, pitiful

Noun edit

бахыр (baxır)

  1. a person or other living being that arouses pity; poor thing

Declension edit

Synonyms edit