шыма

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Bashkir

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Etymology

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Cognate with Tatar шома (şoma, smooth).

No more cognates are known. Presumably related to the verb шыуыу (şıwıw, to slide).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʂɯ̞.ˈmɑ]
  • Hyphenation: шы‧ма

Adjective

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шыма (şıma)

  1. smooth, causing little resistance to sliding
    Шыма боҙ.
    Şıma boź.
    Smooth ice.
  2. straight (of hair)
  3. (figuratively) (of language, speech etc.) fluent; cohesive
  4. (figuratively) well crafted, seamless
  5. (figuratively) (of person) cunning, sly