башка

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See also: башҡа

Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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Compare to Uzbek boshqa, Turkish başka, etc.

Adjective

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башка (başka) (comparative [please provide], superlative {{{1}}}, Arabic spelling باشقا)

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    Synonym: өзгө (özgö)

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باشقه (Turkish başka).

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Adjective

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башка (baška) (not comparable)

  1. separate

Adverb

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башка (baška) (not comparable)

  1. separately
  2. that's another matter

Russian

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Etymology

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From a Turkic language, probably a borrowing of a dative singular form attested in Kipchak languages; compare Tatar баш (baş, head), Bashkir башҡа (başqa, literally head.SG.DAT).

Initial (in 17th century) meaning 'head of a large fish' implies an origin related to fish trade in South Russia (e.g. on Volga and Don).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɐʂˈka]
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Noun

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башка́ (baškáf inan (genitive башки́, nominative plural башки́, genitive plural башо́к)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) pate, noggin, bonce (slang word for head, part of the body)
    Поду́май свое́й башко́й о после́дствиях!
    Podúmaj svojéj baškój o poslédstvijax!
    Use your noggin, think of the consequences!

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Polish: baśka

See also

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “башка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Southern Altai

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Etymology

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Compare to Kyrgyz башка (başka), Kazakh басқа (basqa), Uzbek boshqa, Turkish başka, etc.

Adjective

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башка (baška)

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    Synonym: ӧскӧ (öskö)