шаян
Bashkir
Etymology
Cognate with Tatar шаян (şayan, “playful, frolicsome”).
Occurs in Bashkir and Tatar only. Apparently related to Bashkir шаярыу (şayarıw), Tatar шаяру (şayaru, “be playful or naughty”).
Akhmetyanov compares this term to Nogay шая (şaya, “animated, lively; reckless”); however, this violates the regular correspondences.
Pronunciation
Adjective
шаян • (şayan)
References
- R. Akhmetyanov (2015). Etimologicheskiy slovar' tatarskogo yazyka. // An Etymological Dictionary of Tatar Language. Kazan: Magarif-Vakyt publishers, ISBN not specified. vol.2 p.481.