кескәй

Bashkir

Etymology

From *kičikey (“small”), from Proto-Turkic *kičüg (“small”) + *-key (“diminutive suffix”).

Compare with Nogai кишкей (kişkey, “small”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɪ̞s.ˈkæj]
  • Hyphenation: кес‧кәй

Adjective

кескәй • (keskəy)

  1. small, little
    Франческо кескәй Антонионың остазы булып китә.
    Françesko keskəy Antonionıñ ostazı bulıp kitə.
    Francesco becomes small Antonio's teacher.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Мостай Кәрим [Mostay Kərim, Mustai Karim], (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      Мәҙәк итеп ҡарап торҙом кескәй генә ҡырмыҫҡаға: йөк кутәреп сығып бара Азиянан Европаға.
      Məźək itep qarap torźom keskəy genə qırmıśqağa: yök kutərep sığıp bara Aziyanan Yevropağa.
      With amusement I watched a small ant: lifting a load, it's crossing from Asia to Europe.
  2. very young
    Кескәйҙәр өсөн уйынсыҡтар.
    Keskəyźər ösön uyınsıqtar.
    Toys for the very young.

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