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Kyrgyz
Etymology
Compare to Uzbek boshqa, Turkish başka,
etc.
Adjective
башка • (başka) (comparative , superlative , Arabic spelling باشقا)
- other
- Synonym: өзгө (özgö)
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باشقه (Turkish başka).
Pronunciation
Adjective
башка • (baška) (not comparable)
- separate
Adverb
башка • (baška) (not comparable)
- separately
- that's another matter
Russian
Etymology
From a Turkic language, probably a borrowing of a dative singular form attested in Kipchak languages; compare Tatar баш (baş, “head”), Bashkir башҡа (başqa, literally “head.SG.DAT”).
Initial (in 17th century) meaning 'head of a large fish' implies an origin related to fish trade in South Russia (e.g. on Volga and Don).
Pronunciation
Noun
башка́ • (bašká) f inan (genitive башки́, nominative plural башки́, genitive plural башо́к)
- (colloquial, derogatory) pate, noggin, bonce (slang word for head, part of the body)
Declension
Descendants
Related terms
See also
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “башка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Southern Altai
Etymology
Compare to Kyrgyz башка (başka), Kazakh басқа (basqa), Uzbek boshqa, Turkish başka, etc.
Adjective
башка • (baška)
- other
- Synonym: ӧскӧ (öskö)