һуҙыу

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *soŕ- (“to stretch; to drag”).

Compare with Kumyk созмакъ (sozmaq, “to stretch, protract”), Crimean Tatar sozmaq (“to lengthen”), Kazakh созу (sozu, “to lengthen, extend”).

Verb

һуҙыу • (huźıw) (transitive)

1. to stretch, lengthen by pulling
2. to stretch, extend physically

   Ул нисәмә тапҡыр телефон кабелен фронттың алғы һыҙығына һуҙҙы.

   Ul nisəmə tapqır telefon kabelen fronttıñ alğı hıźığına huźźı.

   So many times (at war), he stretched the telephone line to the front line.

3. (hand, an object in hand) to extend, hold out

   Synonym: һоноу (honow)

4. (leg) to stretch, stretch out

   Synonym: яҙыу (yaźıw)

5. (figuratively) to stretch, get more use than expected from a limited resource
6. (figuratively) to draw out, drag out, protract; procrastinate
7. to speak, sing or perform music in a long, drawn out manner

Derived terms

• һуҙынҡы (huźınqı, “vowel”)