уйнау

Bashkir

Актёрҙар сәхнәлә уйнай.
Actors performing on the scene.

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *oyna- (to play)[1].

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (ojna-, to play); Uyghur ئوينىماق (oynimaq, to play), Turkish oynamak (to play), Tuvan ойнаар (oynaar, to play), Yakut оонньоо (oonnyoo, to play), etc.

Verb

уйнау (uynaw)

  1. (intransitive) to play, to act so as to have fun
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to play a musical instrument
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to act, perform a role in theater or a film
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to play, as in perform in (a sport) or to participate in (a game)

References

  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), *oj-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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