ҡырмыҫҡа

Bashkir

Ҡырмыҫҡа

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kumursga (ant).

The hyperthetis in Bashkir (qumursqa -> qïrmïθqa) dilutes the cluster of three consonants - this innovation it is shared by Tatar кырмыска (qırmıska) and Crimean Tatar qırmısqa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɯ̞r.mɯ̞θ.ˈqɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ҡыр‧мыҫ‧ҡа

Noun

ҡырмыҫҡа • (qırmıśqa)

  1. ant
    Мәҙәк итеп ҡарап торҙом кескәй генә ҡырмыҫҡаға: йөк кутәреп сығып бара Азиянан Европаға. (Mustai Karim)
    Məźək itep qarap torźom keskəy genə qırmıśqağa: yök kutərep sığıp bara Aziyanan Yevropağa.
    With amusement I watched a small ant: lifting a load, it's crossing from Asia to Europe.

Declension

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