башватҡыс

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Bashkir

Etymology

баш "head" + ват- "to break" + -ҡыс "tool suffix".

Calqued from Russian головоломка (golovolomka) ("brainteaser").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɑʂ.wɑtˈqɯ̞s], [ˈbɑʂ.wɑtˌqɯ̞s]
  • Hyphenation: баш‧ват‧ҡыс

Noun

башватҡыс (başvatqıs)

  1. puzzle, brainteaser, brain twister
  2. (figurative) conundrum

Declension