башка

See also: башҡа

Kyrgyz

Etymology

Compare to Uzbek boshqa, Turkish başka, etc.

Adjective

башка • (başka) (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide], Arabic spelling باشقا)

1. other

   Synonym: өзгө (özgö)

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باشقه (Turkish başka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaʃka]

Adjective

башка • (baška) (not comparable)

1. separate

Adverb

башка • (baška) (not comparable)

1. separately
2. that's another matter

Russian

Etymology

From a Turkic language, probably a borrowing of a dative singular form attested in Kipchak languages; compare Tatar баш (baş, “head”), Bashkir башҡа (başqa, literally “head.SG.DAT”).

Initial (in 17th century) meaning 'head of a large fish' implies an origin related to fish trade in South Russia (e.g. on Volga and Don).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐʂˈka]

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Noun

башка́ • (bašká) f inan (genitive башки́, nominative plural башки́, genitive plural башо́к)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) pate, noggin, bonce (slang word for head, part of the body)

   Поду́май свое́й башко́й о после́дствиях!

   Podúmaj svojéj baškój o poslédstvijax!

   Use your noggin, think of the consequences!

Declension

Declension of башка́ (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	башка́ bašká	башки́ baškí
genitive	башки́ baškí	башо́к bašók
dative	башке́ bašké	башка́м baškám
accusative	башку́ baškú	башки́ baškí
instrumental	башко́й, башко́ю baškój, baškóju	башка́ми baškámi
prepositional	башке́ bašké	башка́х baškáx

Descendants

• → Polish: baśka

Related terms

• баш (baš), баш на баш (baš na baš)
• башлы́к (bašlýk)
• башибузу́к (bašibuzúk)

See also

• голова́ (golová) (neutral term)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “башка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Southern Altai

Etymology

Compare to Kyrgyz башка (başka), Kazakh басқа (basqa), Uzbek boshqa, Turkish başka, etc.

Adjective

башка • (baška)

1. other

   Synonym: ӧскӧ (öskö)