бикә

Bashkir

Etymology

Female form of -bek, a male term / component attested in some Kypchak languages, e.g. in Kyrgyz and Kazakh. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏 (beg, “ruler, chief, prince; husband”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲeˈkæ]
• Hyphenation: би‧кә

Suffix

бикә • (bikə)

1. a component used to form female names, terms of family relations, etc.

Derived terms

• хужабикә (xujabikə)
• Йомабикә (Yomabikə), Байрамбикә (Bayrambikə)