büük

Gagauz

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bedük (“big”), derived from *bedü- (“to grow big”). See büü-. Compare Turkish büyük, Azerbaijani böyük.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /byːc/

Adjective

büük

1. big, large, grand, greater in size

   Synonym: dev

   büük ayı

   Ursa Major

2. (of a person) old, elder
3. importance, of great importance
4. strong, great, glorious

   Synonym: ulu

   büük Gagauz halkı

   great Gagauz nation

Related terms

• büümää