һөйөнсө

Bashkir

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Turkic *sebinč (“joy”), from Proto-Turkic *sebin- (“to rejoice”).

Compare cognates in other Turkic languages, which have exactly analogous meanings:

Siberian Tatar сөйөнцө (söyöntsö), Kazakh сүйінші (süiınşı), Kyrgyz сүйүнчү (süyüncü); Southern Altai сӱгӱнчи (sügünči, “joy, rejoicing”), сӱӱнчи (süünči); Uzbek suyunchi/sevinchi, Uyghur سۇيۇنچە (suyunche, “good news; the gift for delivering such news”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hʏ̞.jʏ̞nˈsʏ̞]
• Hyphenation: һө‧йөн‧сө

Interjection

һөйөнсө • (höyönsö)

1. said before breaking happy news

Noun

һөйөнсө • (höyönsö)

1. happy news
2. (traditional) a gift given to the person who has delivered good news