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Бесәй

Etymology

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Compare with Tatar песи (pesi, cat)

From an onomatopoeia *bis; compare Bashkir бес-бес (bes-bes, the sound used to call a cat). Cannot be directly related to Standard Turkic mušuq ~ mišik "cat < Proto-Turkic *bïńĺ(ïk) (cat).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɪ̞ˈsæj]
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  • Hyphenation: бе‧сәй

Noun

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бесәй (besəy)

  1. (zoology) cat
    Мәскәүҙә бесәйҙә коронавирус табылған.
    Məskəwźə besəyźə koronavirus tabılğan.
    In Moscow, coronavirus was found in a cat.

Declension

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