бесқонақ

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	بەسقوناق
Cyrillic	бесқонақ
Latin	besqonaq
Yañalif	ʙesqonaq

Etymology

From бес (bes, “five”) +‎ қонақ (qonaq, “guest”), literally “five guests”. Originates from a folk legend according to which five guests died by a powerful snowstorm while returning to their home, when they expected weather to stay warm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /besqoˈnɑq/

Noun

бесқонақ • (besqonaq)

1. cold snap that occurs at the end of march - the first half of april after a period of dry, warm weather.
   • 2018, Әбіш Кекілбаев, Аңыздың ақыры:

     Бесқонақтың бес күні өткен соң, дүние жынынан айрылған бақсыдай жым-жырт бола қалды.

     Besqonaqtyñ bes künı ötken soñ, dünie jynynan airylğan baqsydai jym-jyrt bola qaldy.

     Five days after the cold snap, the world fell silent, like a shaman abandoned by the spirits.