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Bashkir
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *il(i)k (“before; early; first”).
Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰃𐰠𐰚 (ilk, “first”), Karakhanid اِلْكْ (ilk, “first, firstly”);
Tatar элек (elek, “before, earlier”),
Uzbek ilk (“first; early”),
Turkish ilk (“first”),
Tuvan элек (elek, “early, not yet”),
Yakut илик (ilik, “not yet”),
Chuvash ӗлӗк (ĕlĕk, “before, in old times; ago”).
Pronunciation
Postposition
элек • (elek) (takes absolute case)
- ago
Ҡатыны тураһында үҙенән һорап ҡуймағыҙ, ул уны бер йыл элек юл фажиғәһендә юғалтҡан.- Qatını turahında üźenən horap quymağıź, ul unı ber yıl elek yul fajiğəhendə yuğaltqan.
- Don't ask him about his wife – he lost her one year ago in a traffic accident.
Conjunction
элек • (elek) (takes nouns or verbs in action name form in ablative case, or verbs in negative participle (-maθ/-mäθ) form)
- before
Шаршау асылмаҫ элек сәхнәгә Актёр сыға, ҡулында телефон.- Şarşaw asılmaś elek səxnəgə Aktyor sığa, qulında telefon.
- Before the curtain opens, the Actor goes on stage, (with) a telephone in his hand.
Synonyms
Adverb
элек • (elek)
- formerly, earlier, used to
Элек бында ҙур ауыл булған.- Elek bında źur awıl bulğan.
- There used to be a large village here.
- (prior to another action) before, first
Элек ҡулыңды йыу.- Elek qulıñdı yıw.
- First wash your hands.
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