икәү

Bashkir

Etymology

From *ekägü (“two as a group; a couple”), from Proto-Turkic *ẹk(k)i (“two”).

Cognate with Kazakh екеу (ekeu, “two people as a group”), Kyrgyz экөө (eköö, “two people as a group”), Southern Altai экӱ (ekü, “two”), Kumyk экев (ekew, “two people as a group”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eˈkæw]
• Hyphenation: и‧кәү

Numeral

икәү • (ikəw)

1. (collective numeral) two

   Беҙ икәү айырылышһаҡ та, хистәрем һүнеп бөтмәгән.

   Beź ikəw ayırılışhaq ta, xistərem hünep bötməgən.

   Although we two have divorced, my feelings have not quite waned.

   Яхъяның һүҙҙәрен ишетеп, Ғайса артынан эйәргән икәүҙең береһе Симон Петрҙың ҡустыһы Андрей ине. (John 1:40)

   Yaxʺyanıñ hüźźəren işetep, Ğaysa artınan eyərgən ikəwźeñ berehe Simon Petrźıñ qustıhı Andrey ine.

   One of the two who had heard John's words and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s small brother.