кәмеү

Bashkir

Etymology

From kämi- (“to lessen, reduce”), from Persian کم (kam, “small, few, scarce”).

Cognate with Tatar кимергә (kimergä), Kazakh кему (kemu), Kyrgyz кеми- (kemi-), Uzbek kamaymoq, Uyghur كېمىمەك (këmimek)/كېمەيمەك (këmeymek, “to lessen, reduce, subside”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kæ.mɪ̞-] (verb stem)
• IPA^(key): [kæˈmɪ̞w] (verbal noun)

Verb

кәмеү • (kəmew) (intransitive)

1. to become smaller in volume, amount, number or level
   1. (number) to lessen, decrease
   2. (amount, volume) to reduce, go down; subside, wane

Synonyms

• әҙәйеү (əźəyew, “to become smaller in number, decrease”), төшөү (töşöw, “to go down, decrease”)

Antonyms

• артыу (artıw, “grow in number or volume, go up, mount”)