ышкаш

Tuvan

Etymology

From *oqšaš (“similar”), from *ogša- (“to be similar”).

Cognate with Tatar охшаш (oxşaş), Kyrgyz окшош (okşoş), Karachay-Balkar ушаш (uşaş), Southern Altai ошкош (oškoš), Khakas осхас (osxas), Uzbek o'xshash, Turkmen ogşaş (“similar to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɯʃˈqaʃ/

Postposition

ышкаш • (ışkaş)

1. like, resembling

   Ол кижи силерниң бодап турарыңар ышкаш ындыг эвес. ― Ol kiji silerniñ bodap turarıñar ışkaş ındıg eves. ― He's not like you think he is.

Synonyms

• дег (deg)