таныу

таныу

Bashkir

Etymology

Proto-Turkic *tạnu- (“to know, get to know”)[1].

Cognate with Kazakh тану (tanw),Kumyk танымакъ (tanımaq),Kyrgyz тааны- (taanı-),Southern Altai таны- (tanï-),Uzbek tanimoq,East Kewa таны-,Tuvan таны- (tanı-),Turkish tanımak (“know somebody, recognize”).

Verb

таныу • (tanïw)

1. to recognize, know by sight, (be able to) identify

   Хаттың тышында адресын күреү менән атайымдың ҡулын таныным.

   Xattïñ tïšïnda adresïn kürew menän atayïmdïñ qulïn tanïnïm.

   As soon as I saw the address on the envelope, I recognized my father's handwriting.

   Әгәр ҙә мин яҙған кеше үҙен таныһа, оялыр тип уйлайым.

   Ägär ðä min yaðğan keše üðen tanïha, oyalïr tip uylayïm.

   If the person I wrote (about) recognizes himself/herself, I think s/he will be ashamed.

2. (a system of writing) know letters, be able to read
3. acknowledge, reckon with, take into account
4. (philosophy) cognize; find out, learn, get to know

Derived terms

• таныш (tanïš, “familiar; acquaintance”)

References

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