етеү

етеү

See also: етәү

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yẹt- (“to reach”)[1].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɪ̞t-/ (verb stem)

Verb

етеү • (yetew) (intransitive)

1. to be enough/sufficient, to suffice
2. (spatial) to reach a location, arrive, get to
3. (temporal) to come

   Ҡыш етте.

   Qïš yette.

   Winter has come.

   Көнө етер, ергә яңы пәйғәмбәр килер.

   Könö yeter, yergä yañï päyğämbär kiler.

   The day will come, (when) a new prophet will come to the earth.

4. (age) to come of age
5. (fruits, cereals) to ripen, get mature

   Synonym: бешеү (bešew)

6. (hair, nails) to grow long enough to require a cut

Derived terms

• етәр (yetär, “that'll do”)
• етмәһә (yetmähä, “besides; to make things worse”)

References

1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*jẹt-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill