Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From Persian کم (kam, small, few, scarce).

Cognate with Tatar ким (kim, insufficient), Uzbek kam (insufficient, meager).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkæm]
  • Hyphenation: кәм (one syllable)

Adverb edit

кәм (kəm)

  1. less, insufficient in number/amount (than stated, required, normal, etc.)
    Ниндәй ҙә булһа ҡатнашыусыны хаким итеп һайлар өсөн бөтәһе ундан да кәм түгел тауыш бирелергә тейеш.
    Nindəy źə bulha qatnaşıwsını xakim itep haylar ösön bötəhe undan da kəm tügel tawış birelergə teyeş.
    To elect any participant an administrator, a total of no less than ten votes must be cast.
  2. inferior, deficient

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See also edit

  • теүәл (tewəl, complete in number/amount)