атай

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ata (“father; uncle; ancestor”).

The final -y is originally a vocative affix.

Also see ата (ata, “father”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑˈtɑj], [äˈtäj]
  • Hyphenation: а‧тай

Noun

атай • (atay)

  1. father, dad
    Атайыңа сәләм әйт!
    Atayıŋa säläm äyt!
    Say hello to your father!
    Атаһы эргәһендә бала бер нимәнән дә ҡурҡмай.
    Atahı ergähendä bala ber nimänän dä qurqmay.
    A child is not afraid of anything (when) next to his/her father.
    Хаттың тышында адресын күреү менән атайымдың ҡулын таныным.
    Xattıŋ tışında adresın kürew menän atayımdıŋ qulın tanınım.
    As soon as I saw the address on the envelope, I recognized my father's handwriting.

Declension

Derived terms

Kazakh

Cyrillic атай (atai)
Arabic اتاي‎
Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ata (“father; uncle; ancestor”).

Noun

атай • (atai)

  1. old gentleman

Udmurt

Etymology

Might be of Uralic origin. Cognates include Erzya атя (atja) and Hungarian atya. Alternatively, borrowed from a Turkic language, compare Chuvash атте (atte). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

атай • (ataj)

  1. father
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