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Bashkir
Etymology
From Volga Turki بك (bek, “very, much”), from Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”).
Cognate with
Old Uyghur (bek, “firm, solid; very”);
Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”),
Turkish pek (“much, very”), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: бик (one syllable)
Adverb
бик • (bik)
- very
Бик ҙур ҡала.- Bik źur qala.
- A very large city.
Эңерҙә һәм төндә туҡланыусы бик һаҡ ҡош.- Eñerźə həm töndə tuqlanıwsı bik haq qoş.
- A very cautious bird that feeds at dusk and at night.
Ауылда бик оҫта гармунсы була торғайны.- Awılda bik ośta garmunsı bula torğaynı.
- There used to be a very skillful garmon player in the village.
Сүллектәге һауа дымлылығы бик түбән булғанға, ул ҡояш радияцияһынан һаҡламай.- Süllektəge hawa dımlılığı bik tübən bulğanğa, ul qoyaş radiyatsiyahınan haqlamay.
- As air humidity is very low in the desert, it does not protect from solar radiation.
Ҡала шарттарында таныш булмаған кеше менән һаулыҡ һорашыу ғәҙәте юҡ, шуға ла үзбәктәрҙең был ҡылығы минең өсөн бик сәйер тойолдо.- Qala şarttarında tanış bulmağan keşe menən hawlıq horaşıw ğəźəte yuq, şuğa la üzbəktərźeñ bıl qılığı mineñ ösön bik səyer toyoldo.
- In an urban setting, there is no custom of greeting unfamiliar people, that is why such a habit of Uzbeks appeared very strange to me.
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bykъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
бик • (bik) m (relational adjective би́ков, diminutive биче́)
- bull (domesticated male bovine used for breeding)
Declension
See also
References
- “бик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “бик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bykъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
бик • (bik) m (plural бикови, feminine крава, diminutive бикче)
- bull
- (astrology) Taurus
Declension
See also
References
- “бик”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language] (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 53
- “бик” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bykъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
би̏к m (Latin spelling bȉk)
- ox, bull
Declension
Further reading
- “бик”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian быкъ (byk).
Pronunciation
Noun
бик • (byk) m animal (genitive бика́, nominative plural бики́, genitive plural бикі́в, relational adjective би́чий or бича́чий)
- bull
Declension
Declension of бик (animal velar masc-form accent-b)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бик”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “бик”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “бик”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN