яланғас

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yalaŋač (“bare, naked”), from Proto-Turkic *yalïŋ (“bare, naked”), whence also яңғыҙ (yañğıź).

Cognate with Kazakh жалаңаш (jalañaş), Kyrgyz жылаңач (jılaŋac), Southern Altai јылаҥаш (ǰïlaŋaš, “naked, nude”), Crimean Tatar calanğaş (“naked, barefoot”), Uyghur يالاڭاچ (yala'ngach) / يالاڭغاچ (yalangghach, “bare, naked”), Turkmen ýalaňaç, Salar yalañgaş (“naked”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɑ.ɫɑŋ.ˈɢɑs]
• Hyphenation: я‧лан‧ғас

Adjective

яланғас • (yalanğas)

1. naked, undressed
2. without trees or other vegetation (of landscape elements)
3. bare, lacking cover or protection
   • Ural-batyr (Bashkir folk epic):

   Ҡулымда һуҡҡы юҡ ине, // Тас яланғас ҡул ине.

   Qulımda huqqı yuq ine, // Tas yalanğas qul ine.

   I did not have a club in my hands, my hands were absolutely bare.

Synonyms

• шәрә (şərə)