яу
Appearance
Bashkir
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Turkic *yagï (“enemy, war”).
Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰖𐰍𐰃 (yaɣï, “enemy”), Karakhanid يَغٖى (yaɣï̄, “enemy”); Kazakh жау (jau, “enemy”), Khakas чаа (çaa, “war”), Ottoman Turkish یاغی (yağı, “stranger, enemy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]яу • (yaw)
- (archaic) war
- Батыр яуҙан ҡайтмаһа, даны ҡайтыр иленә.
- Batır yawźan qaytmaha, danı qaytır ilenə.
- If a hero does not return from war, his good name will return to his homeland.
- Яу ҡыры.
- Yaw qırı.
- The field of battle.
- (archaic) enemy
Declension
[edit]Declension of яу (yaw)