баштау
Bashkir
editAlternative forms
edit- башлау (başlaw) (Standard Bashkir, South, North-West)
Etymology
editEastern Bashkir form of Standard башлау (başlaw) (see there for more).
Compare with Kazakh бастау (bastau), Kyrgyz башта- (başta-), Southern Altai башта- (bašta-), Khakas паста- (pasta-), Chulym башта- (“to begin”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editбаштау • (baştaw) (Eastern Bashkir)
- (transitive, intransitive) to begin (sth., to do sth.)