яңғыҙ

Bashkir

Etymology

From Old Turkic jalγuz‎, jalïŋuz‎, jalŋuz‎, etc., from Proto-Turkic *jạlɨŋ (“naked; lone, solitary”).

The development of medial consonant cluster -lğ- → -ŋğ- is paralleled in Tuvan (чаңгыс (čaŋgıs)), and Kyrgyz, Karachay-Balkar (жаңгыз (cañgız)), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jɑŋˈɢɯ̞ð]
  • Hyphenation: яң‧ғыҙ

Adjective

яңғыҙ • (yañğïð)

  1. solitary, lone, sole, having no companion
    Кимереүселәргә һәм башҡа ваҡ хайуандарға яңғыҙ һунарсы булһа ла, бесәй — социаль хайуан.
    Kimerewselärgä häm bašqa vaq xayuandarğa yañğïð hunarsï bulha la, besäy — sotsial’ xayuan.
    Although (it is) a sole hunter of rodents and other small animals, the cat is a social animal.
  2. lonely, lonesome, unhappy because of feelings of loneliness

Usage notes

  • (intensive degree) япа-яңғыҙ
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