Көнбайыш

Capitalized use of көнбайыш (könbayïš), modeled on the Russian За́пад (Západ, “the West”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʏ̞n.bɑ.ˌjɯ̞ʂ]

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• Hyphenation: Көн‧ба‧йыш

Көнбайыш • (Könbayïš)

1. The Western world; the regions, primarily situated in the Western Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Europe

   90-сы йылдарҙа Көнбайыштан килеп тулған арзан тауарҙар был тармаҡты ауыр хәлгә ҡуйҙы.

   90-sï yïldarða Könbayïštan kilep tulğan arzan tawarðar bïl tarmaqtï awïr xälgä quyðï.

   In the 1990s, cheap goods that have come from the West (and) flooded (the market) put this industry into a difficult position.

2. (historical) the West, the Western Bloc, the noncommunist countries of Europe and America

   Беҙ совет осоронда был хәл тик Көнбайыш өсөн генә хас тип уйлай торғайныҡ.

   Beð sovet osoronda bïl xäl tik Könbayïš ösön genä xas tip uylay torğaynïq.

   In the Soviet times, we used to think that this phenomenon was characteristic only of the West.