төкөрөк

Bashkir

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tüpkürük (“saliva”), a development of *tüpkür- (“to spit”), whence төкөрөү (tököröw, “to spit”). Cognate with Kumyk тюкюрюк (tükürük) and Turkish tükürük (“saliva”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʏ̞.kʏ̞.ˈrʏ̞k]
  • Hyphenation: тө‧кө‧рөк

Noun

төкөрөк • (tökörök)

  1. saliva, especially when expectorated; spit, spittle

Declension

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