Ҡыш бабай

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Bashkir

Ҡыш бабай.

Etymology

From ҡыш (qış, winter) +‎ бабай (babay, old man). Calque of Russian Дед Моро́з (Ded Moróz).

Compare with Tatar Кыш бабай (Qış babay), Kazakh and Kyrgyz Аяз Ата (Ayaz Ata).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ҡыш ба‧бай

Proper noun

Ҡыш бабай (Qış babay)

  1. Father Christmas, Father Frost. A traditional Yuletide gift-bearing character.

Declension

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