Ҡыш бабай

Bashkir

Ҡыш бабай.

Etymology

From ҡыш "winter" + бабай "old man". Calque of Russian Дед Моро́з (Ded Moróz).

Compare with Tatar Кыш бабай (Qış babay), Kazakh, Kyrgyz Аяз Ата (Ayaz Ata).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˌqɯʂ.bɑ.ˈβɑj]
Hyphenation: Ҡыш ба‧бай

Proper noun

Ҡыш бабай • (Qïš babay)

Father Christmas, Father Frost. A traditional Yuletide gift-bearing character.

Declension

Inflection of Ҡыш бабай (Qïš babay)

	singular only
absolute	Ҡыш бабай (Qïš babay)
definite genitive	Ҡыш бабайҙың (Qïš babayðïñ)
dative	Ҡыш бабайға (Qïš babayğa)
definite accusative	Ҡыш бабайҙы (Qïš babayðï)
locative	Ҡыш бабайҙа (Qïš babayða)
ablative	Ҡыш бабайҙан (Qïš babayðan)

See also

Ҡарһылыу (Qarhïlïw)
шыршы (šïršï)

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