бөжәк

Bashkir

Төрлө бөжәктәр.
Various insects.

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bȫg-ček, where -ček is a diminutive suffix.

Cognate with Tatar бөҗәк (böcäq), Azerbaijani böcək, Turkmen möjek, Crimean Tatar, Turkish böcek, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʏ̞ˈʒæk]
  • Hyphenation: бө‧жәк

Noun

бөжәк (böžäk)

  1. insect, bug
    Бал ҡорто – ғәжәп аҡыллы, бик егәрле бөжәк.
    Bal qorto – ğäžäp aqïllï, bik yegärle böžäk.
    The bee is an amazingly intelligent (and) very hard-working insect.
    Гәрәбә эсендә һаҡланып ҡалған бороңғо бөжәктәрҙе өйрәнеү.
    Gäräbä esendä haqlanïp qalğan boroñğo böžäktärðe öyränew.
    The study of ancient insects preserved within amber.

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