яу

Bashkir

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /jɑw/
  • Hyphenation: яу (one syllable)

Noun

яу • (yaw)

  1. (archaic) war
    Батыр яуҙан ҡайтмаһа, даны ҡайтыр иленә.
    Batır yawðan qaytmaha, danı qaytır ilenä.
    If a hero does not return from war, his good name will return to his homeland.
    1. battle, fight
    Яу ҡыры.
    Yaw qırı.
    The field of battle.
  2. (archaic) enemy
    1. invading enemy (horse troops)
    2. enemy's assault or invasion
    3. enemy's horde or regiment

Declension
Declension of яу (yaw)
singular plural
absolute яу (yaw) яуҙар (yawðar)
definite genitive яуҙың (yawðıŋ) яуҙарҙың (yawðarðıŋ)
dative яуға (yawğa) яуҙарға (yawðarğa)
definite accusative яуҙы (yawðı) яуҙарҙы (yawðarðı)
locative яуҙа (yawða) яуҙарҙа (yawðarða)
ablative яуҙан (yawðan) яуҙарҙан (yawðarðan)

Synonyms
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