Bashkir

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Etymology

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From *qučaq (embrace, hug; armful), from Proto-Turkic *kūč- (to embrace, hug).

Cognate with Kazakh құшақ (qūşaq, embrace), Kyrgyz кучак (kucak, embrace), Southern Altai кучак (kučak, embrace, armful), Uzbek quchoq (embrace), Uyghur قۇچاق (quchaq, embrace), Turkish kucak (embrace), Turkmen gujak (embrace).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [qʊ̞ˈsɑq]
  • Hyphenation: ҡо‧саҡ

Noun

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ҡосаҡ (qosaq)

  1. embrace, hug
  2. armful, armload of something
    Бер ҡосаҡ утын.
    Ber qosaq utın.
    One armful of firewood.

Declension

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