йомаҡ

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *jom(ŋ)ak (tale, legend; riddle).

Cognate with Kazakh жұмбақ (jumbaq, riddle), Uzbek yumboq (riddle), Kyrgyz жомок (comok, epic tale; fairy-tale), Khakas нымах (nımax, epic tale; fairy-tale), Yakut номох (nomox, tale), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jʊ̞ˈmɑq]
  • Hyphenation: йо‧маҡ

Noun

йомаҡ (yomaq)

  1. riddle, verbal puzzle

Declension

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