көстө

Bashkir

Alternative forms

• көслө (köslö) (Standard Bashkir)

Etymology

Eastern Bashkir form of көслө (köslö).

From *küčtüg, a regional ('East Turkic') version of *küčlüg "strong", from Common Turkic *kǖč (“force”) + +lüg "affix of possession or quality".

Compare some 'East Turkic' cognates: Kazakh күшті (küştı), Kyrgyz күчтүү (küctüü), Southern Altai кӱчтӱ (küčtü), Khakas кӱстіг (küstìg), Tuvan күштүг (küştüg), Yakut күүстээх (küüsteeq, “strong”). See more cognates at көслө (köslö).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʏ̞s.ˈtʏ̞]
• Hyphenation: көс‧тө

Adjective

көстө • (köstö)

1. (Eastern Bashkir) strong