мә
Bashkir
Etymology
Compare to Kazakh мә (mä), Kyrgyz ме (me), Yakut мэ (me), Uzbek ma (“here, take (it)”). Seems originally an adverb "here, ecce" which borrowed semantics of Turkic imperative: al "take". Compare Kazakh: мә, ал! "here, take (it)!" or Russian: на, держи! "same".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmæ]
- Hyphenation: мә (one syllable)
Interjection
мә • (mə)
- (said when giving someone something) here, take it!
- Мә, ошо ҡолондо ат итеп үҫтер ҙә менеп йөрөрһөң.
- Mə, oşo qolondo at itep üśter źə menep yörörhöñ.
- Here, grow this foal into a horse and you will ride it.
Kazakh
Etymology
Compare to Bashkir мә (mə), Kyrgyz ме (me), Yakut мэ (me), Uzbek ma (“here, take (it)”). Seems originally an adverb "here, ecce" which borrowed semantics of Turkic imperative: al "take". Compare Kazakh: мә, ал! "here, take (it)!" or Russian: на, держи! "same".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mæ]
Interjection
мә • (mä)