батҡаҡ

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bat-gak (“sticky mud, bog”), from *bat- (“to sink, get bogged/stuck in mud”).

Cognate with Kazakh батпақ (batpaq), Kyrgyz баткак (batkak), Shor патқақ (patqaq), Karachay-Balkar батхакъ (batxaq, “clay, mud”), Uzbek botqoq, Uyghur پاتقاق (patqaq, “sticky mud, bog”), Turkmen batga (“swamp, bog”), Turkish batak (“swamp, bog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑtˈqɑq]
• Hyphenation: бат‧ҡаҡ

Noun

батҡаҡ • (batqaq)

1. swampy, sticky, squishy mud