бабай
Bashkir
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bāba (“father; grandfather; ancestor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɑˈβɑj]
- Hyphenation: ба‧бай
Noun
бабай • (babay)
- old man older than the speaker's father
- (family term) the elder brother of the speaker's father or mother; older uncle
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | бабай (babay) | бабайҙар (babayźar) |
| definite genitive | бабайҙың (babayźıñ) | бабайҙарҙың (babayźarźıñ) |
| dative | бабайға (babayğa) | бабайҙарға (babayźarğa) |
| definite accusative | бабайҙы (babayźı) | бабайҙарҙы (babayźarźı) |
| locative | бабайҙа (babayźa) | бабайҙарҙа (babayźarźa) |
| ablative | бабайҙан (babayźan) | бабайҙарҙан (babayźarźan) |
Alternative forms
- (Eastern Bashkir): быуай (bıway)
Derived terms
- Ҡыш бабай (Qış babay)
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɐˈbaj]
Noun
баба́й • (babáj) m anim (genitive баба́я, nominative plural баба́и, genitive plural баба́ев)
- bogeyman (monster used to scare misbehaving children)
- (figuratively) A suspiciously-looking old man
Declension
Declension of баба́й (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-a)