Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *yạpïĺč- (to glue, stick to).[1]

Cognate with Kazakh жабысу (jabysu), Kyrgyz жабышуу (jabışuu), Kumyk ябушмакъ (yabuşmaq), Uzbek yopishmoq, Turkish yapışmak, etc.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [jæ.bɪ̞ʃ-], [jæ.βɪ̞ʃ-] (verb stem)

Verb edit

йәбешеү (yəbeşew) (intransitive, takes object in dative case)

  1. to become or remain glued; to stick, adhere, cling, cleave
    Балсыҡ көрәккә йәбешә.
    Balsıq körəkkə yəbeşə.
    Clay sticks to the shovel.

References edit

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*jạp-ɨĺč-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill