ағас

Etymology

From Common Kypchak *ağač ("tree, wood", see the Kypchak cognates below), from Proto-Turkic *ïγač (“tree; wood”).

Cognate with Tatar агач (ağaç), Kazakh ағаш (ağaş), Karakalpak ағаш, Karachay-Balkar агъач (ağač), Kumyk агъач (ağač), Southern Altai агаш (ağaš); Kyrgyz жыгач (cıgaç), Khakas ағас (ağas), Old Turkic 𐰃𐰍𐰲‎ (ïɣač), Crimean Tatar, Turkish ağaç, Azerbaijani ağac, Turkmen agaç, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑˈʁɑs]

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• Hyphenation: а‧ғас

Noun

ағас • (ağas)

1. tree

   Тамыры ныҡ ағас бирешмәҫ.

   Tamïrï nïq ağas birešmäθ.

   A tree with strong roots will withstand.

   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.

2. wood, timber

Adjective

ағас • (ağas)

1. wooden

   Ағас ҡашыҡ. ― Ağas qašïq. ― A wooden spoon.

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *agaç.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈɣas]

Noun

ағас • (ağas)

1. tree
2. wood