буяу

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *boda- (“to paint”).

Verb

буяу • (buyaw) (transitive)

1. to paint
2. to dye

   Алдында сәсен ерәнгә буяған бер ҡыҙ баҫып тора.

   Aldında səsen yerəngə buyağan ber qıź baśıp tora.

   In front of him, there stands a girl who has dyed her hair red.

3. to smear, smudge, daub