уртаҡ

Bashkir

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ortuk (“friend, companion; shared, common, mutual”), apparently related to *ortu ~ *orta "middle" (see урта (urta)), from *or- (“middle; place”).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (ortuq, “friend, companion”), Karakhanid [script needed] (ortaq, “friend, companion”); Kazakh ортақ (ortaq, “shared, common, mutual”), Kumyk ортакъ (ortaq, “common, shared”), Kyrgyz орток (ortok, “friend, companion; shared”), Southern Altai орток (ortok, “common, shared”), Uzbek oʻrtoq (“friend, companion”), Uyghur ئورتاق (ortaq, “common, shared; friend, companion”), Turkish ortak (“common, shared; associate, partner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ur.ˈtɑq]
• Hyphenation: ур‧таҡ

Adjective

уртаҡ • (urtaq)

1. common, shared, mutual

   Уртаҡ маҡсат берләштерә.

   Urtaq maqsat berləşterə.

   A shared goal unites (people).

   Уртаҡ үҙгәреүсәнде йәйә тышына сығарып күсереп яҙайыҡ.

   Urtaq üźgərewsənde yəyə tışına sığarıp küserep yaźayıq.

   Let us rewrite (the expression) by taking the common variable outside of the brackets.

Adverb

уртаҡ • (urtaq)

1. equally, fifty-fifty