күп

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *köp (many).

Cognate with Kazakh көп (köp), Kyrgyz көп (köp), Uzbek koʻp, Turkmen köp (many), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʏp]
  • Hyphenation: күп (one syllable)

Determiner

күп (küp)

  1. many, a large number, a lot of
    Күп ҡатлы йорт.
    Küp qatlï yort.
    A multi-storey building.
    Былтыр йәй тимер юлында күп мал тапалған икән.
    Bïltïr yäy timer yulïnda küp mal tapalğan ikän.
    (It appears that) Last year's summer, a lot of cattle got knocked down (to death or serious injury) at the railway.
  2. much
    Күп һөйләүҙән файҙа юҡ бит.
    Küp höyläwðän fayða yuq bit.
    Indeed, there is no good of much talking.
    Утын күп кәрәкмәй, өс-дүрт ағас йыҡһаң етеп торор.
    Utïn küp käräkmäy, ös-dürt ağas yïqhañ yetep toror.
    (We) don't need much firewood, it will suffice if you chop down three (or) four trees.

Adverb

күп (küp)

  1. for a long time
    Килен күп түҙҙе, сер бирмәне.
    Kilen küp tüððe, ser birmäne.
    The daughter-in-law endured for long (and) made no sign (that she was suffering).

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