Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Volga Turki شعر (şeğır, poem), from Arabic شِعْر (šiʕr).

Cognate with Kyrgyz шыгыр (şıgır), Uzbek she'r, Azerbaijani şeir (poem).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃe.ˈʁɯ̞ɾ], [ɕe.ˈʁɯ̞ɾ]
  • Hyphenation: ши‧ғыр

Noun

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шиғыр (şiğır)

  1. poem, verse

Declension

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