Bashkir edit

 
Елкә [1]

Etymology edit

Cognate with Tatar җилкә (cilkä), Kazakh желке (jelke), Kyrgyz желке (jelke), Karachay-Balkar джелке (celke, nape, back of the neck), Uyghur يەلكە (yelke, shoulder; scruff).

Unknown relationship with Southern Altai јитке (ǰitke, nape), Khakas нітке (nìtke, nape), Chulym читкӓ (čitkä, scruff), Tuvan читке (çitke, scruff).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [jɪ̞lˈkæ]
  • Hyphenation: ел‧кә

Noun edit

елкә (yelkə)

  1. (anatomy) back of the neck and lower back of the head, nape
  2. scruff, loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals

Declension edit