бәләкәй

Bashkir

Etymology

Perhaps adapted from Russian маленький (malenʹkij, “small”). Alternatively, evolved from Proto-Turkic *bāla (“child”), with an diminutive affix -käy.

Cognate with Tatar бәләкәй (bäläkäy, “small”), Kyrgyz белекей (belekey, “low, short”), compare also Chulym пӓлӓ (“small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bæ.læˈkæj]

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• Hyphenation: бә‧лә‧кәй

Adjective

бәләкәй • (bələkəy)

1. small, little

Synonyms

• бәләкәс (bələkəs), кесе (kese), кескәй (keskəy)

Antonyms

• ҙур (źur), өлкән (ölkən), дәү (dəw)