суҡыныу

Bashkir

Суҡыныу. (sense 1)

Etymology

Compare toKazakh шоқыну (şoqınw), Kyrgyz чокунуу (çoqunuu), Kumyk чокъунмакъ (çoqunmaq),Uzbek choʻqinmoq, Uyghur چوقۇنماق‎ (choqunmaq), Turkmen çokunmak (“to cross oneself; to get baptized”),Khakas соғынарға (soğınarğa, “to pray; to worship”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [su.qɯ̞n-] (verb stem)

Verb

суҡыныу • (suqïnïw) (intransitive)

(Christianity) to cross oneself, make the sign of the cross
to accept Christianity; be christened, be baptized
(figurative, especially about pagans, takes dative case) to worship
Synonym: табыныу (tabïnïw)
(vulgar) an expletive verb used in maledictions; to die
Synonyms: дөмөгөү (dömögöw), сәсрәү (säsräw), сәнселеү (sänselew)

Usage notes

Note that historically the Bashkir traditionally follow the Sunni Islam and have never accepted Christianity. Historically, as part of the colonization by the Russian Empire, there have been repeated attempts by the czarist government to baptize them either forcedly or by offering economical incentives. Those invividual Bashkirs who ended up baptized were typically ostracized from their home communities and were generally considered dead. Hence the general negative connotations and the expletive usage.