күҙ теймәһен

Bashkir

Etymology

Compare to Kazakh көз тимесін (köz timesın), Kyrgyz көз тиймесин (köz tiymesin), Uzbek ko'z tegmasin (“knock on wood”), Azerbaijani göz dəyməsin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɵθ.tɪ̞j.mæˌhɪ̞n], [ˈkɵθ.tɪ̞j.mæˈhɪ̞n]
• Hyphenation: күҙ тей‧мә‧һен

Interjection

күҙ теймәһен • (küź teyməhen) (take objects in dative case)

1. (superstition) when speaking of something good, said to prevent that from getting jinxed; touch wood/knock on wood

See also

• күҙ тейеү (küź teyew, “get jinxed; bad spell”)