текә

Bashkir

Etymology

From *tik(k)ä (“steep(ly), vertical(ly)”), an adverbial form derived from Proto-Turkic *dik- (“to plant vertically”).

Cognate with Kazakh тіке (tıke, “steep, vertical”), Kyrgyz тике (tike, “steeply, vertically”), Uzbek tikka (“steep, vertical”), Uyghur تىككە (tikke, “vertical”).

Also compare Azerbaijani dik (“steep”), Turkmen dik (“steep”), Kumyk тик (tik, “steep”), Uyghur تىك (tik, “vertical”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɪ̞.ˈkæ]
• Hyphenation: те‧кә

Adjective

текә • (tekə)

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Adjective

текә • (tekə)

1. steep

   Ниһәйәт, текә яланғас бер ҡая юлымды ҡапланы, һәм туҡтарға мәжбүр булдым.

   Nihəyət, tekə yalanğas ber qaya yulımdı qaplanı, həm tuqtarğa məjbür buldım.

   At last, a steep bald rock barred my way, and (I) had to stop.

Antonyms

• һөҙәк (höźək)