күрһәткес

Bashkir edit

 
Күрһәткес тотҡан малай.
A boy holding a pointer.

Etymology edit

күрһәт- "to show" + -кес "tool suffix". Compare to Kazakh көрсеткіш (körsetkış, measure, index).

The meaning of "measure, indicator, index" is probably modeled on Russian показатель (pokazatelʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kʏr.hæt.ˈkɪ̞s]
  • Hyphenation: күр‧һәт‧кес

Noun edit

күрһәткес (kürhətkes)

  1. indicator, measure, index; rate, parameter
  2. teacher's pointer

Declension edit