көстө
Bashkir
Alternative forms
- көслө (köslö) (Standard Bashkir)
Etymology
Eastern Bashkir form of көслө (köslö).
From *küčtüg, a regional ('East Turkic') version of *küčlüg "strong", from Proto-Turkic *gǖč (“force”) + +lüg "affix of possession or quality".
Compare some 'East Turkic' cognates: Kazakh күшті (küşti), Kyrgyz күчтүү (küçtüü), Southern Altai кӱчтӱ (küčtü), Khakas кӱстіг (küstíg), Tuvan күштүг (küštüg), Yakut күүстээх (küüsteex, “strong”). See more cognates at көслө (köslö).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʏ̞s.ˈtʏ̞]
- Hyphenation: көс‧тө
Adjective
көстө • (köstö)
- (Eastern Bashkir) strong