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байтаҡ

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Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *baytaq (quite a lot; ample) (see cognates below), consisting of *bāj (rich; numerous) + affix -taq/-teg for similarity/analogy.

Cognate with Kazakh байтақ (baitaq, wide, immense), Kyrgyz байтак (baytak, faraway), Southern Altai байтак (baytak, abundant), Yakut баайдаах (baaydaaq, rich).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɑjˈtɑq]
  • Hyphenation: бай‧таҡ

Adverb

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байтаҡ (baytaq)

  1. (with countable nouns) quite a few, quite a number
    Байтаҡ кеше йыйылды.
    Baytaq keşe yıyıldı.
    Quite a number of people have gathered.
  2. (with uncountable nouns) quite a lot, a good deal
    Байтаҡ эш башҡарылды.
    Baytaq eş başqarıldı.
    Quite a lot of work has been done.
  3. (time) quite a long time, quite a while
    Һуңғы осрашҡанға байтаҡ булды.
    Huñğı osraşqanğa baytaq buldı.
    It's been quite long time since last meeting.

Predicative

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байтаҡ (baytaq)

  1. there is many/much, there is quite a lot
    Уҡып сыҡҡас та, эш таба алмаған йәштәр әле лә байтаҡ.
    Uqıp sıqqas ta, eş taba almağan yəştər əle lə baytaq.
    There are still many young people who cannot find a job after graduation.

See also

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