шаян

See also: Шаян

Bashkir

Etymology

Cognate with Tatar шаян (şayan, “playful, frolicsome”).

Occurs in Bashkir and Tatar only. Apparently related to Bashkir шаярыу (şayarıw), Tatar шаяру (şayaru, “be playful or naughty”).

Akhmetyanov compares this term to Nogay шая (şaya, “animated, lively; reckless”); however, this violates the regular correspondences.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂɑˈjɑn]
• Hyphenation: ша‧ян

Adjective

шаян • (şayan)

1. playful, frolicsome; mischievous, naughty

References

• R. Akhmetyanov (2015). Etimologicheskiy slovar' tatarskogo yazyka. // An Etymological Dictionary of Tatar Language. Kazan: Magarif-Vakyt publishers, ISBN not specified. vol.2 p.481.