Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *tīrek (support).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tɪ̞.ˈræk]
  • Hyphenation: те‧рәк

Noun

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терәк (terək)

  1. support, prop, brace
  2. (figurative) support; stronghold, bulwark
    Беҙ бер-беребеҙгә терәк булырға тырыштыҡ.
    Beź ber-berebeźgə terək bulırğa tırıştıq.
    We tried to have each other's back.
    (literally, “We tried to be support to each other.”)

Declension

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