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Bashkir
- йоҡлау (yoqlaw) (Standard Bashkir)
Etymology
Eastern Bashkir form of Standard йоҡлау (yoqlaw),
from *ūdïkla- (“to sleep”).
Compare cognates:
Kazakh ұйықтау (ūiyqtau), Kyrgyz укта- (ukta-), Southern Altai уйуктаар (uyuktaar, “to sleep”).
Pronunciation
Verb
йоҡтау • (yoqtaw) (Eastern Bashkir)
- to sleep
- Йоҡтамай эштәү кешене баҙата. (East) ― Yoqtamay eştəw keşene baźata. ― Working without sleep makes one tired.