тиң

See also: тин and Appendix:Variations of "tin"

Bashkir

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 等 (MC tojX|tongX, “to equate”).

Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (teŋ, “equal, equivalent, appropriate”); Kazakh тең (teñ, “equal”), Kumyk тенг (teñ), Southern Altai теҥ (teŋ, “equal”) Uzbek teng (“equal”), Turkish denk (“equal, equivalent”), Shor тең, Yakut тэҥ (teñ, “equal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʲeŋ]
• Hyphenation: тиң (one syllable)

Predicative

тиң • (tiñ) (takes object in dative case)

1. be equal to
2. be similar to

   Милләтһеҙ бала ҡамғаҡҡа тиң.

   Millətheź bala qamğaqqa tiñ.

   A child without ethnic roots is akin to tumbleweed.

Adjective

тиң • (tiñ)

1. equal; on a par

Noun

тиң • (tiñ)

1. equal, peer, match

   Synonym: иш (iş)

   Был һәйкәлдең Башҡортостанда әлегә тиңе юҡ.

   Bıl həykəldeñ Başqortostanda əlegə tiñe yuq.

   At this time, this monument has no peers in Bashkortostan.

2. agemate

   Synonym: йәштәш (yəştəş)