бетеү

Bashkir

Etymology

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏‎ (bitig, “writing; written document; amulet”), derived from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃‎ (biti-, “to write, inscribe”), presumably from Middle Chinese 筆 (MC pˠiɪt̚, “writing brush”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɪ̞ˈtɪ̞w]
  • Hyphenation: бе‧теү

Noun

бетеү • (betew)

  1. A Quranic phrase written and sown into a triangle fabric envelope, worn on one's neck as an amulet
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