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Aromanian
Verb
baş first-singular present indicative
- Alternative form of bash
Usage notes
- The spelling of this word using the ş is following the standard (Daco-) Romanian orthography. The normal way of spelling it in Aromanian is with 'sh' as in the form bashu or bash.
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *baĺč (“head”).
Pronunciation
Noun
baş (definite accusative başı, plural başlar)
- (anatomy) head
- Synonyms: kəllə, qafa
- Başında papaq var. ― S/he is wearing a hat. (literally, “There is a hat on his/her head.”)
- (of cattle) head (a single animal)
- on baş qoyun-quzu ― ten heads of sheep and lamb
- beginning (the initial portion of some extended thing)
- Synonym: başlanğıc
- end, side
- o başdan bu başa ― from end to end (literally, “from that end to this end”)
- şəhərin o biri başına getmək ― to go to the other side of the city
- başdan başa ― completely, entirely (literally, “from end to end”)
- main, head
- baş aşbaz ― head cook
- baş prokuror ― head prosecutor
- baş cümlə ― main clause
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *baĺč (“head”).
Noun
baş (accusative , plural )
- head
- boss
- beginning
Declension
Declension of baş
nominative
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baş
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genitive
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başnıñ
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dative
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başqa
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accusative
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başnı
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locative
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başta
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ablative
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baştan
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Synonyms
Khalaj
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *baĺč (“head”)
Pronunciation
dialectal pronunciations
- (Bagh-e Yek, Bon Chinar, Esfid, Mehrzamin, Seqer Juq, Kharrab)IPA(key):
- (Bagh-e Yek, Darestan, Feyzabad, Khaltabad, Kharrab, Mujan, Nowdeh, Sadabad)IPA(key):
- (Chahak, Darestan, Mansurabad, Musaabad, Khaltabad)IPA(key):
- (Feyzabad)IPA(key): (inflected form attested only)
- (Kardijan, Kharrab, Khvorakabad, Mushakiyeh)IPA(key):
- (Mehrzamin, Salafchegan, Zarnusheh)IPA(key):
- (Qorqor)IPA(key):
- (Sefid Ab)IPA(key): (inflected form attested only)
- (Varsan)IPA(key): (inflected form attested only)
Noun
baş (definite accusative başı, plural başlar)
- head
Declension
References
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
Adjective
Central Kurdish
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باش (baş)
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baş (comparative baştir, superlative baştirîn)
- good
Derived terms
Salar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *baĺč.
Pronunciation
- (Jiezi, Gaizi, Qingshui, Hanbahe, Xunhua, Komba, Qinghai) IPA(key):
- (Mengda, Noja, Chahandusi, Qingshui, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key):
- (Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key):
- (Chahandusi, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key):
Noun
baş (3rd person possessive başı, plural başlar)
- (anatomy) head
References
- Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “baş”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 438, 542
- 马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝克 [Chao Ke] (2014) “baş”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader], 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 108
- Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “baş”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon, Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 56
Tatar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *baĺč.
Noun
baş
- head
Turkish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish باش (baş, “head”), from Proto-Turkic *baĺč (“head”). Cognate with Karakhanid بَشْ (baš, “head”), Old Turkic 𐰉𐱁 (b¹š /baš/, “head”).
Noun
baş (definite accusative başı, plural başlar)
- (anatomy) head
- leader of a group
- outset of something
- beginning
- top, summit
- (vulgar) glans penis
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
Adjective
baş
- first, primal, principal
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *biāĺč (“wound”).
Noun
baş (definite accusative başı, plural başlar)
- (dialectal) wound
Turkmen
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *baĺč (“head”).
Pronunciation
Noun
baş (definite accusative başy, plural başlar)
- (anatomy) head
Declension
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *biāĺč (“wound”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bāş (definite accusative bāşy, plural bāşlar)
- wound
Declension