ҡапҡа

Bashkir

Ҡапҡа (1)
Ҡапҡа (2)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kap- (“to close”). Compare Old Turkic qapγa‎ (“gate”).

Immediately cognate with Tatar, Kyrgyz капка (kapka), Kazakh қақпа (qaqpa), Uyghur қапқа (qapqa, “gate”), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɑpˈqɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ҡап‧ҡа
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Noun

ҡапҡа • (qapqa)

  1. gate
    Барһам - ҡапҡалары бикле, ишек алдында эт өрөп тора.
    Barham - qapqalarï bikle, išek aldïnda et öröp tora.
    When I reached their house, (I found out that their) gate was locked and the dog was barking in the yard.
  2. (sports) gate
    Өфөләр һынатманы — ҡунаҡтарҙың ҡапҡаһына туп тәүге тапҡыр туғыҙынсы минутта уҡ эләкте.
    Öfölär hïnatmanï — qunaqtarðïñ qapqahïna tup täwge tapqïr tuğïðïnsï minutta uq eläkte.
    The Ufa team did not give way: the football first landed in the visiting team's gate already at the ninth minute.
  3. (figuratively) a place through which people arrive to and leave a city or region; gate, gateway, terminal
    Өфө аэропорты — республикабыҙҙың төп һауа ҡапҡаһы.
    Öfö aeroportï — respublikabïððïñ töp hawa qapqahï.
    The Ufa airport is the main air terminal of our republic (of Bashkortostan).
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