бабай

бабай

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāba (“father; grandfather; ancestor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑˈβɑj]
• Hyphenation: ба‧бай

Noun

бабай • (babay)

1. old man older than the speaker's father
2. (family term) the elder brother of the speaker's father or mother; older uncle

Declension

Inflection of бабай (babay)

	singular	plural
absolute	бабай (babay)	бабайҙар (babayðar)
definite genitive	бабайҙың (babayðïñ)	бабайҙарҙың (babayðarðïñ)
dative	бабайға (babayğa)	бабайҙарға (babayðarğa)
definite accusative	бабайҙы (babayðï)	бабайҙарҙы (babayðarðï)
locative	бабайҙа (babayða)	бабайҙарҙа (babayðarða)
ablative	бабайҙан (babayðan)	бабайҙарҙан (babayðarðan)

Alternative forms

• (Eastern Bashkir): быуай (bïway)

Derived terms

• Ҡыш бабай

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐˈbaj]

Noun

Бабай из Сайлент-Хилла

баба́й • (babáj) m anim (genitive баба́я, nominative plural баба́и, genitive plural баба́ев)

1. bogeyman (monster used to scare misbehaving children)
2. (figuratively) A suspiciously-looking old man

Declension

Declension of баба́й (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	баба́й babáj	баба́и babái
genitive	баба́я babája	баба́ев babájev
dative	баба́ю babáju	баба́ям babájam
accusative	баба́й babáj	баба́и babái
instrumental	баба́ем babájem	баба́ями babájami
prepositional	баба́е babáje	баба́ях babájax