Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Common Kypchak mïyïq, from Proto-Turkic *bïdïk (moustache).

Cognate with Kazakh миық (miyq), Kyrgyz мыйык (mıyık), Azerbaijani bığ, Turkish bıyık (moustache), etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mɯ̞ˈjɯ̞q]
  • Hyphenation: мы‧йыҡ

Noun

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мыйыҡ (mıyıq)

  1. moustache
  2. whiskers (of animals)

Declension

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