ағай-эне

Bashkir

Etymology

From Old Turkic aqa ini (elder and younger brothers).

Synchronously, equivalent to ағай (ağay, elder brother) + эне (ene, younger brother).

Cognate with Kyrgyz агайын (agayın), агайин (agayin), агайни (agayni); Kazakh ағайын (ağayın, a way to address a male congregation), Uzbek ogʻayni (brothers; male friends), Uyghur ئاغا-ئىنى (agha-'ini, smaller and elder brothers).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑˈʁɑj.ɪ̞ˌnɪ̞], [äˈʁäj.ɪ̞ˌnɪ̞]
  • Hyphenation: а‧ғай-э‧не

Noun

ағай-эне (ağay-ene)

  1. (collectively) a person's male relatives, seen as a group
  2. (address) a way to respectfully address a male group or congregation

Declension

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