осоу

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *uč- (“to fly”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊ̞s-]

Verb

осоу • (osow) (intransitive)

  1. to fly
    Ҡарлуғас түбән осһа – ямғыр булыр, бейектә осһа – аяҙытыр.
    Qarluğas tübən osha – yamğır bulır, beyektə osha – ayaźıtır.
    If a swallow flies low, it will rain, if (it) flies high, the weather will clear up.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Ural-batyr (Bashkir folk epic):
      Һомай ҡош тунын кейеп шундуҡ осоп килгән ти // Үле ятҡан Уралдың ауыҙынан үпкән, ти.
      Homay qoş tunın keyep şunduq osop kilgən ti // Üle yatqan Uraldıñ awıźınan üpkən, ti.
      The bird Umay donned her fur coat, immediately came flying, (and) kissed Ural, who was lying dead, on his mouth.

References

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*uč-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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