Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *biĺč- (to ripen). Cognate with Chuvash пиҫ (piś), Khalaj bışmaq, Turkish pişmek, Uzbek pishmoq, Bashkir бешеү (beşew), Yakut бус (bus).

Verb

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𐰋𐰃𐰾 (biš-)

  1. (intransitive) to ripen
    • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 53
      𐱃𐰺𐰃𐰍:𐰋𐰃𐰾𐰓𐰃:𐰖𐰽:𐱇:𐰇𐰤𐰓𐰃
      tarïɣ:bišdi:yaš:ot:ündi
      The crops ripened; the fresh grass sprouted.

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