Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *ïĺan- (to believe, trust).[1]

Verb

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ышаныу (ışanıw) (intransitive, takes dative case)

  1. to believe
    Алдаҡсы булһаң, һиңә кем ышана?
    Aldaqsı bulhañ, hiñə kem ışana?
    If you are a lier, who will believe you?
  2. to trust
  3. to rely on

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*ɨĺan”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill