башка

Compare to Uzbek boshqa, Turkish başka, etc.

башка • (başka) (comparative [[{{{1}}}#Kyrgyz|{{{1}}}]], superlative [[{{{2}}}#Kyrgyz|{{{2}}}]])

1. other

   Synonym: өзгө (özgö)

From Ottoman Turkish باشقه‎ (Turkish başka).

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaʃka]

башка • (baška) (no comparative)

1. separate

башка • (baška) (no comparative)

1. separately
2. that's another matter

From a Turkic language, probably a borrowing of a dative singular form attested in Kipchak languages; compare Tatar баш (baş, “head”), Bashkir башҡа (başqa, literally “head.1SG.DAT”).

Initial (in 17th century) meaning 'head of a large fish' implies an origin related to fish trade in South Russia (e.g. on Volga and Don).

• IPA^(key): [bɐʂˈka]

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башка́ • (bašká) f inan (genitive башки́, nominative plural башки́, genitive plural башо́к)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) pate, noggin, bonce (slang word for head, part of the body)

   Поду́май свое́й башко́й о после́дствиях!

   Podúmaj svojéj baškój o poslédstvijax!

   Use your noggin, think of the consequences!

• → Polish: baśka

• голова́ (golová) (neutral term)

Compare to Kyrgyz башка (başka), Kazakh басқа (basqa), Uzbek boshqa, Turkish başka, etc.

башка • (baška)

1. other

   Synonym: ӧскӧ (öskö)