аҡбуҙ

Bashkir

FWOTD – 14 January 2014

Etymology

Cognate with Southern Altai ак бос (ak bos, “gray (of horse)”), Uyghur ئاقبوز (aqboz, “blue gray (of horse)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑqˈboð]
  • Hyphenation: аҡ‧буҙ

Adjective

аҡбуҙ • (aqbuź)

  1. blue gray (of horses)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Ural-batyr (Bashkir folk epic):
      Йондоҙ һымаҡ атылып, аҡбуҙ толпар атлығып күктән килеп төшкән, ти.
      Yondoź hımaq atılıp, aqbuź tolpar atlığıp küktən kilep töşkən, ti.
      Like a shooting star, a blue gray winged horse came down swiftly from the sky.

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