Bashkir

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Etymology

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From *yörgek (baby swaddling cloth), from Proto-Turkic *yörge- (wrap, swathe).

Cognate with Kazakh жөргек (jörgek), Uzbek yoʻrgak, Uyghur يۈگەك (yügek), Tuvan чөргек (çörgek, baby swaddling cloth).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jʏrˈɡæk]
  • Hyphenation: йүр‧гәк

Noun

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йүргәк (yürgək)

  1. a cloth used to swaddle a baby; baby linen, swaddling clothes

Declension

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