ҡайҙан
Bashkir edit
Etymology edit
From *qaydan (“from where”), from Proto-Turkic *ka- (interrogative particle). -dan is an ablative case formant.
Cognate with Tatar кайдан (qaydan), Kazakh қайдан (qaidan), Southern Altai кайдаҥ (kaydaŋ), Kyrgyz кайдан (kaydan), Shor қайдаң, Khakas хайданъ (xaydanʺ, “from where”), etc.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ҡайҙан • (qayźan)
- (interrogative, relative) from where, whence
- (interrogative, relative) where
- Бынау заманда алтын ҡуллы шәп ирҙе ҡайҙан таптың?
- Bınaw zamanda altın qullı şəp irźe qayźan taptıñ?
- Where did you find (such) a neat-handed, wonderful husband these days?
- (interrogative, relative) how (with verbs of knowledge)
See also edit
- ҡайҙа (qayźa, “where at; where to”)