Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Arabic حِكَايَة (ḥikāya, story).

Cognate with Uzbek hikoya, Turkish hikâye, etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [χɨ̯͜i.kæ.ˈjæ]
  • Hyphenation: хи‧кә‧йә

Noun

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хикәйә (xikəyə)

  1. (literature) short story
  2. story, narration, narrative

Declension

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