еңгә
Bashkir
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yeŋe (“elder brother's wife”).
Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (jengä, “older male relative's wife”)[1]; Kazakh жеңге (jeñge), Kyrgyz жеңе (jeŋe), Uyghur يەڭگە (yengge), Southern Altai јеҥе (ǰeŋe), Khakas ниге (nige), Yakut саҥас (sañas, “older male relative's wife”).
Pronunciation
Noun
еңгә • (yeñgə)
- the wife of one's elder brother, cousin or other male blood relative (who is older than the speaker but younger than the speaker's parents)
Declension
Declension of еңгә (yeñgə)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | еңгә (yeñgə) | еңгәләр (yeñgələr) |
| definite genitive | еңгәнең (yeñgəneñ) | еңгәләрҙең (yeñgələrźeñ) |
| dative | еңгәкә (yeñgəkə) | еңгәләргә (yeñgələrgə) |
| definite accusative | еңгәне (yeñgəne) | еңгәләрҙе (yeñgələrźe) |
| locative | еңгәлә (yeñgələ) | еңгәләрҙә (yeñgələrźə) |
| ablative | еңгәнән (yeñgənən) | еңгәләрҙән (yeñgələrźən) |
References
- ^ Nadeljajev, V. M.; Nasilov, D. M.; Tenišev, E. R.; Ščerbak, A. M., editors (1969), Drevnetjurkskij slovarʹ [Dictionary of Old Turkic] (in Russian), Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, Nauka, page 256