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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Common Turkic *uša- (“small”), alternatively reconstructed as *uvša-. Cognate with Turkish uşak (“small”) and Gagauz uşak (“child”).
Pronunciation
Noun
uşaq (definite accusative uşağı, plural uşaqlar)
- child, kid
- uşaq doğmaq ― to give birth to a child
- Sən hələ uşaqsan, yekə-yekə danışma! ― You're just a kid, don't talk like if you were a grown-up!
1895, Firudin bəy Köçərli, Azərbaycan komediyaları, Baku; reprinted as Köçərli F. Seçilmiş əsərləri., Baku: Elmlər Akademiyasının nəşri, 1963, page 341:Kәndlilәr öz uşaqlarını dәrs oxumağa vermirlәr- Villagers won't let their children study
2009 October, “BMT doğuş zamanı ölümlərə qarşı tədbir istəyir [UN wants measures against deaths during childbirth]”, in BBC Azeri.com:Hər dəqiqə bir qadın hamilə olarkən və ya uşaq doğarkən vəfat edir.- Every minute one woman dies during pregnancy or giving birth to a child
- (mostly in plural) guy, fellow, a person one is acquainted with.
2017 September, Samir Sarı, “Milli kələkbazlığın utanc epizodu”, in Musavat.com:Dünən işdə uşaqlar belə bir lətifə danışdılar- Yesterday, the guys at the work told this joke
- (Sheki) tribe, kin[1]
- Synonyms: nəsil, tayfa
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References
- ^ Islamov, Musa (1968) “uşaq”, in Azərbaycan dilinin Nuxa dialekti [The Nukha dialect of the Azerbaijani language], Baku: Azərbaycan SSR Elmlər Akademiyası Nəşriyyatı, →ISBN, page 180
Further reading
Salar
Etymology
Cognate with Azerbaijani uşaq, Gagauz, Turkish, and Turkmen uşak.
Pronunciation
Adjective
uşaq
- small
- Synonym: kiçi
Derived terms
References
- Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “uşaq”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 532, 535
- 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1992) “uşaq”, in 撒拉汉汉撒拉词汇 [Salar-Chinese, Chinese-Salar Vocabulary], 成都: 四川民族出版社, →ISBN, page 21
- Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “uşaq”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon, Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 172
- Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “uşaq”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 299
- 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “uşaq”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages - Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 201