ҡойон

Bashkir

Ҡойон.

Etymology

From earlier *quyun (whirlwind), probably from a Mongolic source, from Proto-Mongolic *kuï (whirlwind), compare Mongolian хуй (huj, whirlwind).

Cognate with Tatar коен (qoyen), Kazakh құйын (quyın), Kyrgyz куюн (kuyun), Southern Altai куюн (kuyun), Uzbek quyun, Uyghur قۇيۇن (quyun), Khakas хуюн (xuyun, whirlwind).

Noun

ҡойон (qoyon)

  1. whirlwind; waterspout
    Киске сәғәт 6-ларҙа Красноусол ауылы буйлап көслө ел-дауыл, ҡойон үтте, баш бармаҡ ҙурлыҡ боҙ яуҙы.
    Kiske säğät 6-larða Krasnousol awïlï buylap köslö yel-dawïl, qoyon ütte, baš barmaq ðurlïq boð yawðï.
    Around 6 p.m., in the village of Krasnousolsky there was a strong wind, whirlwind, and thumb-sized hail fell.
  2. tornado

Declension

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