Bashkir

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Etymology

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From *uy(u)qu (sleep), from Proto-Turkic *ūdï-ku (sleep), from Proto-Turkic *ūdï- (to sleep).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (uyqu, sleep); Kazakh ұйқы (ūiqy), Kyrgyz уйку (uyku), Southern Altai уйку (uyku), Karachay-Balkar джукъу (cuqu), Khakas уйғу (uyğu), Tuvan уйгу (uygu), Uzbek uyqu, Crimean Tatar yuqu, Turkmen uky, Turkish uyku, Azerbaijani yuxu, Chuvash ыйхӑ (yjh̬ă, sleep).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jʊ̞ˈqʊ̞]
  • Hyphenation: йо‧ҡо

Noun

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йоҡо (yoqo)

  1. sleep
    Тыныс йоҡо!
    Tınıs yoqo!
    Peaceful sleep! (=Good night!)
    Йоҡларға кит әле, кеше, йоҡо бөйөк бүләк һаулығыбыҙға бит!
    Yoqlarğa kit əle, keşe, yoqo böyök bülək hawlığıbıźğa bit!
    Go to sleep, man, for the sleep is a great gift to our health!