Ҡыш бабай

Bashkir

Etymology

From ҡыш (qış, “winter”) +‎ бабай (babay, “old man”). Calque of Russian Дед Моро́з (Ded Moróz).

Compare with Tatar Кыш бабай (Qış babay), Kazakh and Kyrgyz Аяз Ата (Ayaz Ata).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌqɯʂ.bɑ.ˈβɑj]
  • Hyphenation: Ҡыш ба‧бай

Proper noun

Ҡыш бабай • (Qış babay)

  1. Father Christmas, Father Frost. A traditional Yuletide gift-bearing character.

Declension

Declension of Ҡыш бабай
singular only
absolute Ҡыш бабай (Qış babay)
definite genitive Ҡыш бабайҙың (Qış babayźıñ)
dative Ҡыш бабайға (Qış babayğa)
definite accusative Ҡыш бабайҙы (Qış babayźı)
locative Ҡыш бабайҙа (Qış babayźa)
ablative Ҡыш бабайҙан (Qış babayźan)

See also

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