Bashkir

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *beklig (locked), from bek "lock".

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (beklig, locked);[1] Southern Altai бектӱ (bektü), Khakas пиктіг (piktìg), Shor пектиг (locked).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bʲekˈlɪ̞]
  • Hyphenation: бик‧ле

Adjective

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бикле (bikle)

  1. locked; latched, bolted (of a door, gate)
  2. locked, locked up, locked in, locked away, under lock and key (of person, property)

References

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  1. ^ Nadeljajev, V. M.; Nasilov, D. M.; Tenišev, E. R.; Ščerbak, A. M., editors (1969), Drevnetjurkskij slovarʹ [Dictionary of Old Turkic] (in Russian), Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, Nauka, page 92