yuxu
Appearance
Azerbaijani
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From metatheses of the early Azerbaijani uyxu, uyqu or from an apheresis of Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (uyuχu);[1] ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ūdï-ku, a derivation of Proto-Turkic *ūdï- (“to sleep”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]yuxu (definite accusative yuxunu, plural yuxular)
- sleep
- Uşağın yuxusu gəlir. ― The child is sleepy.
- Yuxu məni basır. ― I am being overcome by sleepiness.
- dream
- Dünən gecə yuxuda nənəmi görmüşdüm. Yaxşı yuxu idi.
- Last night I dreamt of my grandmother. It was a nice dream.
Declension
[edit]Declension of yuxu | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | yuxu |
yuxular | ||||||
definite accusative | yuxunu |
yuxuları | ||||||
dative | yuxuya |
yuxulara | ||||||
locative | yuxuda |
yuxularda | ||||||
ablative | yuxudan |
yuxulardan | ||||||
definite genitive | yuxunun |
yuxuların |
Derived terms
[edit]- yuxulamaq (“to fall asleep”)
- yuxulatmaq
- yuxusuz (“sleepless”)
References
[edit]- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “uyku”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
[edit]- “yuxu” in Obastan.com.