талау

Bashkir

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *tāla- (“to rob, plunder; harm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɑ.ɫɑ-] (verb stem)

Verb

талау • (talaw) (transitive)

1. to take away by force
2. to rob; to plunder

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *tāla- (“to bite”).

Verb

талау • (talaw)

1. to attack ferociously with the teeth (and/or claws), to savage (of dogs and wild predatory animals)
2. to attack in large numbers (of stinging insects)