Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *uĺak (slander).

Cognate with Kyrgyz өсек (ösek, slander; gossip), Kyrgyz ушак (uşak, slander; gossip), Uyghur ئۇششاق (ushshaq, slander; gossip).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʊ̞ˈʂɑq/
  • Hyphenation: о‧шаҡ

Noun edit

ошаҡ (oşaq)

  1. the act or practice of informing on somebody else in betrayal of that person; snitching
  2. making a malicous statement about somebody else or misrepresenting that person's deeds, thus damaging that person's reputation; slander

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