ваҡ-төйәк

Bashkir

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Etymology

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Reduplicated from ваҡ.

Cognate with Kazakh уақ-түйек (uaq-tüiek), Kyrgyz убак-түйөк (ubak-tüyök), Southern Altai оок-теек (ook-teek), Uyghur ئۇۋاق-تۈيەك (uwaq-tüyek), Khakas оох-теек (oox-teek), Crimean Tatar ufaq-tüfek, vaq-tüyek, Turkish ufak-tefek (small things), Chuvash вак-тӗвек (vak-tĕvek, young, underage), etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈwaq.tʏ̞ˌjæk]
  • Hyphenation: ваҡ-тө‧йәк

Noun

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ваҡ-төйәк (transliteration needed)

  1. (collectively) small things; random assortment of things; bits and pieces, odds and ends, dribs and drabs
  2. insignificant details and/or circumstances
    Һәр нәмә лә ваҡ-төйәгенә тиклем ентекләп уйланылған.
    Everything has been though of to the last detail.
  3. unimportant events or activities
    Ошондай ваҡ-төйәктән тормошобоҙ тора ла инде.
    Our life in fact consists of such small things.

Declension

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Adjective

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ваҡ-төйәк (transliteration needed)

  1. small, trifle, unimportant
    Ваҡ-төйәк көндәлек мәшәҡәт.
    The everyday small fuss and bother.