Bashkir

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Eastern Bashkir form of Standard селлә (sellə), from Persian چله (čelle), from Persian چهل (čehel, forty).

Compare cognates: Kazakh шілде (şılde), Kyrgyz чилде (cilde).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sɪ̆l.ˈdæ]
  • Hyphenation: сел‧дә

Noun

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селдә (seldə) (Eastern Bashkir)

  1. the hottest part of the year (40 days, 25 June through 5 August)
  2. the coldest part of the year (40 days, 25 December 5 February)

Declension

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