әсә

From Proto-Turkic *ăča / *ĕče "mother; elder sister; older woman".

Compare with Kyrgyz эже (ece, “elder sister; a way to address an older woman”), Southern Altai эје (eǰe, “elder sister; a way to address an older woman”), Uzbek ocha (“grandmother”), Uyghur ئاچا‎ (acha, “elder sister; a way to address an older woman”), etc.

әсә • (äsä)

1. (formal) mother

   Әсә күңеле — балала, бала күңеле — далала.

   Äsä küñele — balala, bala küñele — dalala.

   The mother's soul is in (her) child, the child's soul is in the steppe.

   Әсәм теле миңә — сәсән теле.

   Äsäm tele miñä — säsän tele.

   My mother's tongue to me is bard's language .

   (Rami Garipov)

• әсәй (äsäy, “mother”)

• ата-әсә (ata-äsä, “parent(s)”)