ҡомағай

Bashkir

Etymology

From Middle Mongol *qomaqai (“greedy, hungry”), see Mongolian хомхой (xomxoj, “greedy”).

Cognate with Kazakh қомағай (qomağai, “greedy”); perhaps also related to South Altay коомой (koomoy, “bad”), Khakas хомай (xomay, “bad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qʊ̞.mɑ.ˈʁɑj]
• Hyphenation: ҡо‧ма‧ғай

Adjective

ҡомағай • (qomağay)

1. greedy for money or property, avaricious, covetous
2. insatiable for food

Synonyms

• ҡомһоҙ (qomhoź)