Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Arabic صِنْف (ṣinf, kind, sort; class).

Cognate with Tatar сыйныф (sıynıf), Uzbek sinf, Turkish sınıf (political class; grade in school).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʲi̠.ˈnɯ̞f]
  • Hyphenation: си‧ныф

Noun

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синыф (sinıf)

  1. (sociology, politics) class
    Хаким синыф.
    Xakim sinıf.
    The ruling class.
    Урта синыф.
    Urta sinıf.
    The middle class.
  2. (school) the year of instruction in primary to high school; grade, form
    Башланғыс синыфтар уҡытыусыһы.
    Başlanğıs sinıftar uqıtıwsıhı.
    The teacher of lower grades.

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