ҡара

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See also: кара, and қара

Bashkir

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Ҡара төҫө
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Etymology

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From Volga Turki قره (qara, “black”), from Proto-Turkic *kara (“black”).[1]

Cognates include Kazakh қара (qara), Kyrgyz, Tatar кара (kara), Azeri qara, Turkish kara, Turkmen gara, Uzbek qora, Uyghur قارا (qara, “black”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [qɑˈɾɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ҡа‧ра

Adjective

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ҡара • (qara)

  1. black
    Ҡара тауыҡ та аҡ күкәй һала.
    Qara tawıq ta aq kükəy hala.
    A black hen also lays white eggs.
    Йыр өҙөлдө; миңә ҡағылып китте Ғазраилдың ҡара ҡанат осо. (Mustai Karim)
    Yır öźöldö; miñə qağılıp kitte Ğazraildıñ qara qanat oso.
    The song cut off; the tip of Azrael's black wing touched me (in passing).
    Ҡара һыҙат артта ҡалды; хәҙер бар донъя һеҙҙең тирәләй әйләнә.
    Qara hıźat artta qaldı; xəźer bar donʺya heźźeñ tirələy əylənə.
    The black streak (=the period of bad luck) is over; now, the entire world revolves around you.
    (from a horoscope.)

Derived terms

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See also

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Colors in Bashkir · төҫ (töś) (layout · text)
     аҡ (aq)      һоро (horo)      ҡара (qara)
             ҡыҙыл (qıźıl)              көрән (körən)              һары (harı)
                          йәшел (yəşel)             
                          зәңгәр (zəñgər)              күк (kük)
                                       алһыу (alhıw)

References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*Kara”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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