бәләкәй

Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps adapted from Russian маленький (malenʹkij, “small”). Alternatively, evolved from Proto-Turkic *bāla (“child”), with an diminutive affix -käy.

Cognate with Tatar бәләкәй (bäläkäy, “small”), Kyrgyz белекей (belekey, “low, short”), compare also Chulym пӓлӓ (“small”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [bæ.læˈkæj]
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Hyphenation: бә‧лә‧кәй

Adjective edit

бәләкәй • (bələkəy)

small, little

Synonyms edit

бәләкәс (bələkəs), кесе (kese), кескәй (keskəy)

Antonyms edit

ҙур (źur), өлкән (ölkən), дәү (dəw)