элек

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *il(i)k (“before; early; first”).

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰃𐰠𐰚 (ilk, “first”), Karakhanid اِلْكْ (ilk, “first, firstly”); Tatar элек (elek, “before, earlier”), Uzbek ilk (“first; early”), Turkish ilk (“first”), Tuvan элек (elek, “early, not yet”), Yakut илик (ilik, “not yet”), Chuvash ӗлӗк (ĕlĕk, “before, in old times; ago”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪ̞ˈlɪ̞k]
• Hyphenation: э‧лек

Postposition

элек • (transliteration needed) (takes absolute case)

1. ago

   Ҡатыны тураһында үҙенән һорап ҡуймағыҙ, ул уны бер йыл элек юл фажиғәһендә юғалтҡан.

   Don't ask him about his wife – he lost her one year ago in a traffic accident.

Conjunction

элек • (transliteration needed) (takes nouns or verbs in action name form in ablative case, or verbs in negative participle (-maθ/-mäθ) form)

1. before

   Шаршау асылмаҫ элек сәхнәгә Актёр сыға, ҡулында телефон.

   Before the curtain opens, the Actor goes on stage, (with) a telephone in his hand.

Synonyms

• борон

Adverb

элек • (transliteration needed)

1. formerly, earlier, used to

   Элек бында ҙур ауыл булған.

   There used to be a large village here.

2. (prior to another action) before, first

   Элек ҡулыңды йыу.

   First wash your hands.

Synonyms

• (formerly) борон
• (prior to another action) тәүҙә, башта, борон, алда