Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic башламаг
Abjad باشلاماق

Etymology

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Equivalent to baş (head) +‎ -la. Cognate with Turkish başlamak. Probably from Proto-Turkic, compare Chuvash пуҫла (puśla, to start, transitive).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɑʃɫɑˈmɑχ], [bɑʃtɑˈmɑχ]
  • Hyphenation: baş‧la‧maq
  • Audio (Baku):(file)

Verb

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başlamaq

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to start
    Gəlin dərsimizi başlayaq! (transitive use)Let's start our lesson!
    Dərs artıq başladı. (intransitive use)The lesson has already started.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Crimean Tatar

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Cyrillic башламакъ
Roman

Etymology

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Cognate with Turkish başlamak.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: baş‧la‧maq

Verb

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başlamaq

  1. to begin, start

Conjugation

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