байыыр

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāyu-, equivalent to бай (bay, rich) +‎ -ы- (-ï-, denominal verbal suffix) +‎ -ыр (-ïr, infinitive suffix).

Cognate with Kyrgyz баюу (bayuu), Kazakh баю (baü), Bashkir байыу (bayıw, to become rich), Kumyk байымакъ (bayımaq), Uzbek boyimoq, Uyghur بېيىماق (bëyimaq), Tuvan байыыр (bayıır), Khakas пайирға (payirğa), etc.

Verb

байыыр • (bayïïr)

  1. (intransitive) to grow rich

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāyu-; equivalent to бай (bay, rich) +‎ -ы- (-ı-, denominal verbal suffix) +‎ -ыр (-ır, infinitive suffix).

Cognate with Khakas пайирға (payirğa),Southern Altai байыыр (bayïïr), Kyrgyz баюу (bayuu), Kazakh баю (baü), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈjɯːr/, [p̬ɐ.ˈjɤːr]

Verb

байыыр • (bayıır) (stem байы-, indefinite past байаан, negative байывас)

  1. (intransitive) to grow rich
    • 1921, Ayana Samiyayevna Mongush, “Tooruktug Dolgai Tangdym”:
      Тос-ла чүзүн малымайны / Доруктурза, байыыр-ла мен
      Tos-la çüzün malımaynı / Dorukturza, bayıır-la men
      My livestock of nine colours / If I breed them, I will grow rich

Conjugation