намыҫ
Bashkir edit
Etymology edit
From Persian ناموس (nâmus), from Arabic نَامُوس (nāmūs).
Cognate with Tatar намус (namus), Kazakh намыс (namys), Uzbek nomus, Uyghur نامۇس (namus, “honor; sense of dignity”), etc.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
намыҫ • (namıś)
- honor, one's moral beliefs and standards of behavior
- sense of dignity
- Күлде ҡамыш матурлай, ирҙе намыҫ матурлай.
- Külde qamış maturlay, irźe namıś maturlay.
- Cattail makes a lake nice, sense of dignity makes a man handsome.
- conscience, the moral sense of right and wrong, as it affects one's own behaviour
- one's fair name, moral reputation