йомаҡ

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *jom(ŋ)ak (“tale, legend; riddle”).

Cognate with Kazakh жұмбақ (jumbaq, “riddle”), Uzbek yumboq (“riddle”), Kyrgyz жомок (comok, “epic tale; fairy-tale”), Khakas нымах (nımax, “epic tale; fairy-tale”), Yakut номох (nomox, “tale”), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jʊ̞ˈmɑq]
  • Hyphenation: йо‧маҡ

Noun

йомаҡ • (yomaq)

  1. riddle, verbal puzzle

Declension

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