бесәй

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Бесәй

Etymology

From the onomatopoeia бес-бес (bes-bes, the sound used to call a cat). Compare Tatar песи (pesi, cat).

Any relation with Common Turkic *mušuq ~ *mišik, from earlier *pïšïk (cat) cannot be satisfactorily made. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: бе‧сәй

Noun

бесәй (besəy)

  1. (zoology) cat
    Мәскәүҙә бесәйҙә коронавирус табылған.
    Məskəwźə besəyźə koronavirus tabılğan.
    In Moscow, coronavirus was found in a cat.

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