инәй

Bashkir

Etymology

from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Turkic *eńe (“mother”), a front vowel parallel to *ana (“mother”).

Cognate with Tatar әни (äni, “mother”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Kyrgyz, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Southern Altai эне (ene, “mother”), Kazakh ене (ene, “mother-in-law”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Yakut ийе (iye, “mother”); Khakas иней (iney, “old woman”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈnæj]
• Hyphenation: и‧нәй

Noun

инәй • (transliteration needed)

1. (Eastern Bashkir, North-Western Bashkir) mother
2. (Standard, Southern Bashkir) an address to a woman older than the speaker's mother

Declension

Declension of инәй

	singular	plural
absolute	инәй	инәйҙәр
definite genitive	инәйҙең	инәйҙәрҙең
dative	инәйгә	инәйҙәргә
definite accusative	инәйҙе	инәйҙәрҙе
locative	инәйҙә	инәйҙәрҙә
ablative	инәйҙән	инәйҙәрҙән

See also

• әсәй (“mother”) (Standard, Southern Bashkir)
• әбей (“address to a woman older than the speaker's mother”) (Eastern Bashkir, North-Western Bashkir)