оҫта

See also: оста

Bashkir

Оҫта менән өйрәнсек.
The master and the apprentice.

Etymology

From Persian اوستا (ustâ) / استاد (ostâd). Doublet of остаз (ostaz).

Note that the first form in Persian may have been reborrowed from a Turkic source.

Cognate with Tatar оста (osta, master, craftsman), Kazakh ұста (ūsta, master; blacksmith), Kyrgyz уста (usta, master; blacksmith), Uzbek usta (master, professional), Uyghur ئۇستا (usta, master, professional), Turkish usta (master).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊ̞θˈtɑ]
  • Hyphenation: оҫ‧та

Noun

оҫта (oθta)

  1. craftsman, artisan
    Үҙ эшенең оҫтаһы.
    Üð eşeneŋ oθtahı.
    A master of his craft.
  2. expert, master

Declension

Adjective

оҫта (oθta)

  1. skillful, skilled, proficient
    Ауылда бик оҫта гармунсы була торғайны.
    Awılda bik oθta garmunsı bula torğaynı.
    There used to be a very skillful garmon player in the village.

Adverb

оҫта (oθta)

  1. skillfully, expertly, proficiently
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