ҡайҙан
Bashkir
Etymology
From *qaydan "from where", from Proto-Turkic *ka- (“interrogative particle”). -dan is an ablative case formant.
Cognate with Tatar кайдан (qaydan), Kazakh қайдан (qaidan), Kyrgyz кайдан (kaydan), Shor қайдаң, Khakas хайданъ (xaydanʺ, “from where”), etc.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ҡайҙан • (qayźan)
- (interrogative, relative) from where, whence
- (interrogative, relative) where
- Бынау заманда алтын ҡуллы шәп ирҙе ҡайҙан таптың?
- Bınaw zamanda altın qullı şəp irźe qayźan taptıñ?
- Where did you find (such) a neat-handed, wonderful husband these days?
- (interrogative, relative) how (with verbs of knowledge)
See also
- ҡайҙа (qayźa, “where at; where to”)