Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From эш (, work) +‎ -се (-se, affix forming an agent noun).

Cognate with Kumyk ишчи (işçi), Shor ишчи, Southern Altai ишчи (išči), Uzbek ishchi, Turkish işçi (worker).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɪ̞ʃˈsɪ̞]
  • Hyphenation: эш‧се

Noun edit

эшсе (eşse)

  1. manual worker; a blue collar employee
    Эшсе һөнәрҙәр һәр ерҙә кәрәк.
    Eşse hönərźər hər yerźə kərək.
    Blue-collar professions are everywhere in demand.

Declension edit