ҡайһы

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Bashkir

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Etymology

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From *qaysï "which", which is a possessive form of *qay "which", from Proto-Turkic *ka- (interrogative particle).

Cognate with Tatar кайсы (qaysı), Kazakh қайсы (qaisy), Kyrgyz кайсы (kaysı), Uzbek qaysi, Uyghur قايسى (qaysi), Khakas хайзы (xayzı), etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈqɑjhɯ̞]
  • Hyphenation: ҡай‧һы

Determiner

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ҡайһы (transliteration needed)

  1. (interrogative) which?
    Ел ҡайһы яҡтан өрә?
    From which direction is the wind blowing?
  2. (relative) which
    Өләсәйем шофёрҙың исемен дә, ҡайһы ауылдан икәнен дә онотҡан.
    My grandma forgot both the driver's name and from which village he was.