Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *kẹlin (the wife of a younger male relative).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kʲeˈlɪ̞n]
  • Hyphenation: ки‧лен

Noun edit

килен (kilen)

  1. the wife of one's younger male blood relative; daughter-in-law, younger sister-in-law, younger cousin-in-law, etc.
    Килен күп түҙҙе, сер бирмәне.
    Kilen küp tüźźe, ser birməne.
    The daughter-in-law endured for long (and) made no sign (that she was suffering).
    Зөбәржәт ҡарсыҡ уҫал булды, килененә көн бирмәне.
    Zöbərjət qarsıq uśal buldı, kilenenə kön birməne.
    The old Zubarjat was evil (and) made life impossible for her daughter-in-law (=never left her daughter-in-law in peace)

Declension edit