Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Persian استاد (ostâd, teacher, master).

Doublet of оҫта (ośta).

Cognate with Kazakh ұстаз (ūstaz, teacher, master), Uzbek ustaz (teacher, master), Azerbaijani ustad (teacher, master).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʊ̞sˈtɑz]
  • Hyphenation: ос‧таз

Noun

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остаз (ostaz)

  1. (spiritual, scholarly) teacher; master

Declension

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