Bashkir

edit

Etymology

edit

From *tügäl < *tükäl "complete(ly)", from Proto-Turkic *tüke- (to finish, to complete).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (tükäl, complete; completely); Tatar төгәл (tögäl), Kazakh түгел (tügel), Kyrgyz түгөл (tügöl), Uzbek tugal (complete), Uyghur تۇگەل (tugel, complete).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [tɪ̞ˈwæl]
  • Hyphenation: те‧үәл

Adjective

edit

теүәл (tewəl)

  1. complete in number/amount
    Теүәл яуап бирегеҙ.
    Tewəl yawap biregeź.
    Give a complete answer.
    Аҡылы теүәл кеше.
    Aqılı tewəl keşe.
    A mentally competent person (whose intellect is 'complete')
  2. exact
    Теүәл фәндәр.
    Tewəl fəndər.
    Exact sciences.

Adverb

edit

теүәл (tewəl)

  1. completely, fully, in full, to the whole extent
    Бурыстарын теүәл үтәйҙәр.
    Burıstarın tewəl ütəyźər.
    (They) carry out their duties in full.
    Малығыҙ теүәл ҡайттымы?
    Malığıź tewəl qayttımı?
    Did all of our cattle return (from the pasture)?
  2. exactly
    Теүәл бер сәғәт көттөк.
    Tewəl ber səğət köttök.
    We waited for exactly one hour.

See also

edit