See also: алан

Bashkir

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jɑˈɫɑn]
  • Hyphenation: я‧лан

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *yalaŋ (steppe).

Also related to Proto-Turkic *yạlïŋ (naked). (if the two reconstructed forms are indeed separate from each other)

Cognate with Old Uyghur y՚l՚nk (jalaŋ, bare, naked), Southern Altai јалаҥ (ǰalaŋ, field), Tatar ялан (yalan, field), Uyghur يالاڭ (yalang, bare; single).

See also яланғас (yalanğas, naked).

Noun

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ялан (yalan)

  1. land area without vegetation
  2. (geography) steppe
Declension
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Turkic *yalïŋ (bare, naked).

Adjective

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ялан (yalan)

  1. bare, not covered
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