Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *adïg (bear). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰑𐰍 (adïɣ, bear), Bashkir айыу (ayıw, bear), Kazakh аю (, bear), Khakas азығ (azığ, bear), Turkish ayı (bear), Tuvan адыг (adıg, bear), Uzbek ayiq (bear), Southern Altai айу (ayu), etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑˈjuː/
  • Hyphenation: а‧юу

Noun

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аюу (ayuu) (Arabic spelling ايۇۇ)

  1. bear

Declension

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