ҡарау

Bashkir

Etymology

From *qara- (“to look”), probably borrowed from Middle Mongol, from Proto-Mongolic *kara- (“to look”).

Cognate with Kazakh қарау (qarau, “to look”), Kyrgyz кара- (kara-, “to look”), Southern Altai кара- (kara-, “to look”), Uzbek qaramoq (“to look”), Uyghur قارىماق (qarimaq, “to look”), Khakas хара- (xara-, “to look”).

Verb

ҡарау • (qaraw)

1. to look, watch

   Ә был йортта малай йәнһүрәт ҡарай.

   Ə bıl yortta malay yənhürət qaray.

   And in this home, a boy is watching a cartoon.

   Эй, егет, ниңә ситтән генә ҡарап тораһың?

   Ey, yeget, niñə sittən genə qarap torahıñ?

   Hey dude, why are you (standing and) only looking from aside?

   Кәртәгә тотоноп, ҡарт оҙаҡ ҡына ауыл урамына ҡарап торҙо.

   Kərtəgə totonop, qart oźaq qına awıl uramına qarap torźo.

   The old man stood for a long time, holding on a fence and looking at the village street.

2. (transitive) to look after, care for, tend to
3. (transitive) to examine; review
4. (intransitive) to face, overlook

   Ике тәҙрәһе урамға ҡараған ҙур бүлмә.

   İke təźrəhe uramğa qarağan źur bülmə.

   A large room with two windows overlooking the street.

5. (intransitive) to belong to, fall under, belong under

Derived terms

• ҡарағанда (qarağanda, “as compared to”)
• ҡарамаҫтан (qaramaśtan, “despite, notwithstanding”)
• ҡарата (qarata, “towards, in relation to”)

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