Bashkir

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Etymology

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Female form of -bek, a male term / component attested in some Kypchak languages, e.g. in Kyrgyz and Kazakh. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏 (beg, ruler, chief, prince; husband).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bʲeˈkæ]
  • Hyphenation: би‧кә

Suffix

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бикә (bikə)

  1. a component used to form female names, terms of family relations, etc.

Derived terms

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