байтаҡ
Bashkir
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bajtaq (“quite a lot; ample”) (see cognates below), consisting of *bāj (“rich; numerous”) + affix -taq/-teg for similarity/analogy.
Cognate with Kazakh байтақ (baytaq, “vast, ample”),Kyrgyz байтак (baytak, “faraway”),Yakut баайдаах (baaydaax, “rich”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɑjˈtɑq]
- Hyphenation: бай‧таҡ
Adverb
байтаҡ • (baytaq)
- (with countable nouns) quite a few, quite a number
- Байтаҡ кеше йыйылды.
- Baytaq keše yïyïldï.
- Quite a number of people have gathered.
- (with uncountable nouns) quite a lot, a good deal
- Байтаҡ эш башҡарылды.
- Baytaq eš bašqarïldï.
- Quite a lot of work has been done.
- (time) quite a long time, quite a while
- Һуңғы осрашҡанға байтаҡ булды.
- Huñğï osrašqanğa baytaq buldï.
- It's been quite long time since last meeting.
Predicative
байтаҡ • (baytaq)
- there is many/much, there is quite a lot
- Уҡып сыҡҡас та, эш таба алмаған йәштәр әле лә байтаҡ.
- Uqïp sïqqas ta, eš taba almağan yäštär äle lä baytaq.
- There are still many young people who cannot find a job after graduation.
See also
- күп (küp, “many”)
- оҙаҡ (oðaq, “long time”)