Bashkir

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Бәке (1)
 
Бәке (3)

Etymology

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From Persian پاکی (pâki, folding knife).

Cognate with Tatar пәке (päke, folding knife), Kazakh бәкі (bäkı, folding knife), Kyrgyz маки (maki, folding knife), Uzbek pakki (folding knife), Uyghur پەكە (peke, folding knife) .

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bæˈkɪ̞]
  • Hyphenation: бә‧ке

Noun

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бәке (bəke)

  1. foldable knife, jack-knife, clasp-knife, pocketknife
    Йола буйынса еҙнә булып килгән егет һәр балдыҙына бәке бирә.
    Yola buyınsa yeźnə bulıp kilgən yeget hər baldıźına bəke birə.
    By tradition, the bridegroom gives a foldable knife to each of his future brothers-in-law.
  2. penknife
  3. straight razor, open razor, cut-throat razor

Declension

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