элек

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *il(i)k (before; early; first).

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰃𐰠𐰚 (ilk, first), Karakhanid اِلْكْ (ilk, first, firstly); Tatar элек (elek, before, earlier), Uzbek ilk (first; early), Turkish ilk (first), Tuvan элек (elek, early, not yet), Yakut илик (ilik, not yet), Chuvash ӗлӗк (ĕlĕk, before, in old times; ago).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪ̞ˈlɪ̞k]
  • Hyphenation: э‧лек

Postposition

элек • (elek) (takes absolute case)

  1. ago
    Ҡатыны тураһында үҙенән һорап ҡуймағыҙ, ул уны бер йыл элек юл фажиғәһендә юғалтҡан.
    Qatını turahında üźenən horap quymağıź, ul unı ber yıl elek yul fajiğəhendə yuğaltqan.
    Don't ask him about his wife – he lost her one year ago in a traffic accident.

Conjunction

элек • (elek) (takes nouns or verbs in action name form in ablative case, or verbs in negative participle (-maθ/-mäθ) form)

  1. before
    Шаршау асылмаҫ элек сәхнәгә Актёр сыға, ҡулында телефон.
    Şarşaw asılmaś elek səxnəgə Aktyor sığa, qulında telefon.
    Before the curtain opens, the Actor goes on stage, (with) a telephone in his hand.

Synonyms

Adverb

элек • (elek)

  1. formerly, earlier, used to
    Элек бында ҙур ауыл булған.
    Elek bında źur awıl bulğan.
    There used to be a large village here.
  2. (prior to another action) before, first
    Элек ҡулыңды йыу.
    Elek qulıñdı yıw.
    First wash your hands.

Synonyms

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