ышаныу

ышаныу

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ïĺan- (“to believe, trust”)[1].

Verb

ышаныу • (ïšanïw) (intransitive, takes dative case)

1. to believe

   Алдаҡсы булһаң, һиңә кем ышана?

   Aldaqsï bulhañ, hiñä kem ïšana?

   If you are a lier, who will believe you?

2. to trust
3. to rely on

Derived terms

• ышаныс (ïšanïs, “faith, reliance, hope”)

References

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