бабай

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāba (“father; grandfather; ancestor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑˈβɑj]
• Hyphenation: ба‧бай

Noun

бабай • (babay)

1. old man older than the speaker's father
2. (family term) the elder brother of the speaker's father or mother; older uncle

Declension

Declension of бабай (babay)

	singular	plural
absolute	бабай (babay)	бабайҙар (babayźar)
definite genitive	бабайҙың (babayźıñ)	бабайҙарҙың (babayźarźıñ)
dative	бабайға (babayğa)	бабайҙарға (babayźarğa)
definite accusative	бабайҙы (babayźı)	бабайҙарҙы (babayźarźı)
locative	бабайҙа (babayźa)	бабайҙарҙа (babayźarźa)
ablative	бабайҙан (babayźan)	бабайҙарҙан (babayźarźan)

Alternative forms

• (Eastern Bashkir): быуай (bıway)

Derived terms

• Ҡыш бабай (Qış babay)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐˈbaj]

Noun

Бабай из Сайлент-Хилла

баба́й • (babáj) m anim (genitive баба́я, nominative plural баба́и, genitive plural баба́ев)

1. bogeyman (monster used to scare misbehaving children)
2. (figuratively) A suspiciously-looking old man

Declension

Declension of баба́й (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	баба́й babáj	баба́и babái
genitive	баба́я babája	баба́ев babájev
dative	баба́ю babáju	баба́ям babájam
accusative	баба́й babáj	баба́и babái
instrumental	баба́ем babájem	баба́ями babájami
prepositional	баба́е babáje	баба́ях babájax