яныу

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yan- (“to burn”).

Cognate with Karakhanid (yan-, “to burn”); Kazakh жану (janu, “to burn”), Kyrgyz жануу (januu, “to burn”), Crimean Tatar yanmaq (“to burn”), Uzbek yonmoq (“to burn”), Turkmen ýanmak (“to burn”), Chuvash ҫунма (śunma, “to burn, shine, worry, suffer”), etc.

Verb

яныу • (yanıw) (intransitive)

1. (fire) to burn, be on fire

   Сей утын насар яна.

   Sey utın nasar yana.

   Damp firewood burns poorly.

2. (source of light) to shine, emit light

   Ҡыш йондоҙҙар баҙыҡ янһа – һалҡынға, тоноҡ янһа йылыға тарта.

   Qış yondoźźar baźıq yanha – halqınğa, tonoq yanha yılığa tarta.

   In the winter, if the stars shine bright, (the weather tends) towards cool, if (they) shine dimly, (the weather) tends towards warm.

3. (hay, grain etc.) to rot, decay (emitting heat, because of biologic action)

   Synonym: ҡыҙыу (qıźıw)

4. (bodily damage) to burn oneself because of an exposure to heat, steam etc.

   Synonym: бешеү (beşew)

5. (bodily exposure to the Sun) to get sunburned
6. (figuratively) to be anxious about some cause, take to heart
7. to get ill or die because of drinking too much cold water after physical exercise (of a horse)

Derived terms

• янғын (yanğın, “fire”)

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