Bashkir

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Etymology

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From *čïn (true, real), presumably borrowed from Sinitic (MC tsyin, “true, real”).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (čïn, true, real); Tatar чын (çın), Kazakh шын (şyn), Uzbek chin, Khakas сын (sın), Tuvan шын (şın, true, real), etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɯ̞ˈsɯ̞n]
  • Hyphenation: ы‧сын

Adjective

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ысын (ısın)

  1. real, actual
    Ысын хәл.
    Isın xəl.
    A real case, something that has actually taken place.
  2. true, genuine
    Ысын лидерға ниндәй сифаттар хас булырға тейеш?
    Isın liderğa nindəy sifattar xas bulırğa teyeş?
    What qualities must be inherent to a true leader?

Derived terms

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References

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  • Nadeljajev, V. M.; Nasilov, D. M.; Tenišev, E. R.; Ščerbak, A. M., editors (1969), Drevnetjurkskij slovarʹ [Dictionary of Old Turkic] (in Russian), Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, Nauka, page 148