күҙ теймәһен
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Bashkir[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare to Kazakh көз тимесін (köz timesın), Kyrgyz көз тиймесин (köz tiymesin), Uzbek ko'z tegmasin (“knock on wood”), Azerbaijani göz dəyməsin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
күҙ теймәһен • (küź teyməhen) (take objects in dative case)
- (superstition) when speaking of something good, said to prevent that from getting jinxed; touch wood/knock on wood
See also[edit]
- күҙ тейеү (küź teyew, “get jinxed; bad spell”)