күҙ теймәһен
Bashkir
Etymology
Compare to Kazakh көз тимесін (köz tïmesin),Kyrgyz көз тиймесин (köz tiymesin),Uzbek ko'z tegmasin (“knock on wood”),Azerbaijani göz dəyməsin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʏð.tɪ̞j.mæˌhɪ̞n], [ˈkʏð.tɪ̞j.mæˈhɪ̞n]
- Hyphenation: күҙ тей‧мә‧һен
Interjection
күҙ теймәһен • (küð teymähen) (take objects in dative case)
- (superstition) when speaking of something good, said to prevent that from getting jinxed; touch wood/knock on wood
See also
- күҙ тейеү (“get jinxed; bad spell”)