үҙәк

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Bashkir

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʏˈðæk]
  • Hyphenation: ү‧ҙәк

Etymology 1

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A derivation of Proto-Turkic *ȫŕ. Compare Kyrgyz өзөк (özök, core, pivot), Karachay-Balkar ёзёк (özök, core, pivot), dialectal Turkish özek (center), Yakut үөс (üös, center, core).

Noun

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үҙәк (transliteration needed)

  1. center
    Ҡала үҙәге.
    Center of the city, downtown.
    Ауырлыҡ үҙәге.
    Center of gravity.
  2. core
  3. central point; focus, hub, linchpin
    Район идаралығы алмашынғас ҡына, кесе эшҡыуарлыҡ проблемалары ниһайәт иғтибар үҙәгенә килеп баҫты.
    (It was) only when the district management changed (that) the problems of micro-entrepreneurship finally came into the center of attention (=into the spotlight).
  4. (religion) soul, heart
    Үҙәгем өҙөлөп тыуған ауылымды һағынам.
    I miss my native village (so much that) my heart bleeds.
Declension
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Adjective

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үҙәк (transliteration needed)

  1. central
    Үҙәк гәзит.
    Central newspaper (=published in the capital).
  2. main, core; crucial, pivotal
    Үҙәк мәсьәлә.
    Central problem.

Etymology 2

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Compare Old Uyghur [script needed] (özäk, narrow passage in mountains; ravine); Southern Altai ӧзӧк (özök, small river; streambed).

Noun

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үҙәк (transliteration needed)

  1. (geography) ravine, gorge