бесәй

Bashkir
Бесәй

Etymology

Compare with Tatar песи (pesi, “cat.”)

From an onomatopoeia *bis; compare Bashkir бес-бес (bes-bes, “the sound used to call a cat”). Cannot be directly related to Standard Turkic mušuq ~ mišik "cat < Proto-Turkic *bɨńĺ(ɨk) (“cat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɪ̞ˈsæj]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: бе‧сәй

Noun

бесәй • (besäy)

  1. (zoology) cat
    • 1989, Ghălim Khisamov, Qyt͡hyl qar: roman ḣăm povestʹ, page 15:
      Шахтаға комак менән бесәй оялай.
      Šaxtağa komak menän besäy oyalay.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension
Inflection of бесәй (besäy)
singular plural
absolute бесәй (besäy) бесәйҙәр (besäyðär)
definite genitive бесәйҙең (besäyðeñ) бесәйҙәрҙең (besäyðärðeñ)
dative бесәйгә (besäygä) бесәйҙәргә (besäyðärgä)
definite accusative бесәйҙе (besäyðe) бесәйҙәрҙе (besäyðärðe)
locative бесәйҙә (besäyðä) бесәйҙәрҙә (besäyðärðä)
ablative бесәйҙән (besäyðän) бесәйҙәрҙән (besäyðärðän)
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