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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