осоу

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *uč- (“to fly”)[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʊ̞s-]

Verb

осоу • (osow) (intransitive)

  1. to fly
    Һомай ҡош тунын кейеп шундуҡ осоп килгән ти // Үле ятҡан Уралдың ауыҙынан үпкән, ти.
    Homay qoş tunın keyep şunduq osop kilgän ti // Üle yatqan Uraldıŋ awıðınan üpkän, ti.
    The bird Umay donned her fur coat, immediately came flying, (and) kissed Ural, who was lying dead, on his mouth.
    Ҡарлуғас түбән осһа – ямғыр булыр, бейектә осһа – аяҙытыр.
    Qarluğas tübän osha – yamğır bulır, beyektä osha – ayaðıtır.
    If a swallow flies low, it will rain, if (it) flies high, the weather will clear up.

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