бетеү

Bashkir

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bitig (inscription), action noun of *biti- (to write) (compare Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃 (biti-, to write, inscribe)), presumably borrowed from Middle Chinese (MC pit, “writing brush”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɪ̞ˈtɪ̞w]
  • Hyphenation: бе‧теү

Noun

бетеү • (betew)

  1. amulet; a Quranic phrase written and sown into a triangle fabric envelope, worn on one's neck as a protective charm
  2. (historic) document

Declension

References

  1. ЭСТЯ 2, 155-158.
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