Bashkir

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jɑˈβɯ̞q]
  • Hyphenation: я‧быҡ

Etymology 1

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From *yapïq (closed), from Proto-Turkic *yap- (to close).[1]

Cognate with Kazakh жабық (jabyq, closed), Kumyk ябыкъ (yabıq, closed), Uzbek yopiq (closed), Uyghur يېپىق (yëpiq, closed), Khakas чабых (çabıx, closed), etc.

Adjective

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ябыҡ (yabıq)

  1. closed, not open
    Ишек ябыҡ.
    İşek yabıq.
    The door is closed.
    Башҡа дин тотҡандарға Мәккәгә юл ябыҡ.
    Başqa din totqandarğa Məkkəgə yul yabıq.
    For those following other religions, the road to Mecca is closed.
  2. closed, not public
    Ябыҡ ултырыш.
    Yabıq ultırış.
    A closed session.
    Ябыҡ акционерҙар йәмғиәте.
    Yabıq aktsionerźar yəmğiəte.
    A closely-held stock company.
  3. having a roof; roofed, covered
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Etymology 2

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Cognate with Tatar ябык (yabıq, slender, thin), Kyrgyz жабык (jabık, thin, malnourished).

Adjective

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ябыҡ (yabıq)

  1. having little body fat or flesh; thin, skinny, slim, slender, lean
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References

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