үткер
Bashkir
Etymology
From *ötkür (“sharp”), from Proto-Turkic *öt- (“pass through”).
Cognate with: Kazakh өткір (ötkır), Kyrgyz өткүр (ötkür), Kumyk оьтгюр (ötgür), Uzbek o'tkir, Uyghur ئوتكۇر (otkur, “sharp”), etc.
Pronunciation
Adjective
үткер • (ütker)
- sharp
- Үткер бысаҡ.
- Ütker bısaq.
- A sharp knife.
- (of language, remark etc.) daring; glib; witty, shrewd, felicitous
- (of intellect) shrewd, astute
- (of eyesight, hearing) acute, sharp, keen
Synonyms
- (witty, shrewd) тапҡыр (tapqır)