аҡбуҙ

Bashkir

FWOTD – 14 January 2014

Etymology

Cognate with Southern Altai ак бос (ak bos, gray (of horse)), Uyghur ئاقبوز (aqboz, blue gray (of horse)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑqˈboð]
  • Hyphenation: аҡ‧буҙ

Adjective

аҡбуҙ • (aqbuð)

  1. blue gray (of horses)
    • Ural-batyr (Bashkir folk epic):
      Йондоҙ һымаҡ атылып, аҡбуҙ толпар атлығып күктән килеп төшкән, ти.
      Yondoð hımaq atılıp, aqbuð tolpar atlığıp küktän kilep töşkän, ti.
      Like a shooting star, a blue gray winged horse came down swiftly from the sky.

Derived terms

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