баштау

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Bashkir[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • башлау (başlaw) (Standard Bashkir, South, North-West)

Etymology[edit]

Eastern Bashkir form of Standard башлау (başlaw) (see there for more).

Compare with Kazakh бастау (bastau), Kyrgyz башта- (başta-), Southern Altai башта- (bašta-), Khakas паста- (pasta-), Chulym башта- (to begin).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

баштау (baştaw) (Eastern Bashkir)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to begin (sth., to do sth.)