Bashkir

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Etymology

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From tiläk (wish, desire; something desired), from tilä- (to wish).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (tiläk, wish, something desired); Kazakh тілек (tılek), Kyrgyz тилек (tilek), Uzbek tilak, Turkish dilek (wish, desire), etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tɪ̞ˈlæk]
  • Hyphenation: те‧ләк

Noun

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теләк (telək)

  1. wish, desire
  2. motivation
    Белем алыу теләге.
    Belem alıw teləge.
    The motivation to learn.

Declension

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