Bashkir

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Тумыртҡа

Etymology

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Cognate with Southern Altai томуртка (tomurtka, woodpecker), Khakas тобырғы (tobırğı, woodpecker), perhaps also Tuvan торга (torga, woodpecker).

Perhaps derived from the verb *tomur-, as attested in Khakas тобырарға (tobırarğa, go through, pierce).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tu.mɯ̞rt.ˈqɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ту‧мырт‧ҡа

Noun

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тумыртҡа (tumırtqa)

  1. woodpecker

Declension

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Hypernyms

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