үҙәк

Bashkir

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʏˈðæk]
  • Hyphenation: ү‧ҙәк

Etymology 1

A derivation of Proto-Turkic *ȫŕ. Compare Kyrgyz өзөк (özök, core, pivot), Karachay-Balkar ёзёк (özök, core, pivot), dialectal Turkish özek (center), Yakut үөс (üös, center, core).

Noun

үҙәк • (üźək)

  1. center
    Ҡала үҙәге.
    Qala üźəge.
    Center of the city, downtown.
    Ауырлыҡ үҙәге.
    Awırlıq üźəge.
    Center of gravity.
  2. core
  3. central point; focus, hub, linchpin
    Район идаралығы алмашынғас ҡына, кесе эшҡыуарлыҡ проблемалары ниһайәт иғтибар үҙәгенә килеп баҫты.
    Rayon idaralığı almaşınğas qına, kese eşqıwarlıq problemaları nihayət iğtibar üźəgenə kilep baśtı.
    (It was) only when the district management changed (that) the problems of micro-entrepreneurship finally came into the center of attention (=into the spotlight).
  4. (religion) soul, heart
    Үҙәгем өҙөлөп тыуған ауылымды һағынам.
    Üźəgem öźölöp tıwğan awılımdı hağınam.
    I miss my native village (so much that) my heart bleeds.
Declension

Adjective

үҙәк • (üźək)

  1. central
    Үҙәк гәзит.
    Üźək gəzit.
    Central newspaper (=published in the capital).
  2. main, core; crucial, pivotal
    Үҙәк мәсьәлә.
    Üźək məsʹələ.
    Central problem.

Etymology 2

Compare Old Uyghur [script needed] (özäk, narrow passage in mountains; ravine); Southern Altai ӧзӧк (özök, small river; streambed).

Noun

үҙәк • (üźək)

  1. (geography) ravine, gorge
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