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ез

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Chechen

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Kumyk ез (yez).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈji̯ɛz/
  • Hyphenation: ез
  • Rhymes: -ɛz

Noun

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ез (jezclass d:

  1. brass

Declension

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References

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Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic ەز
Cyrillic ез
Latin ez

Adjective

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ез (ez)

  1. worthless, good-for-nothing

Kumyk

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *yeŕ.

Noun

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ез (yez)

  1. copper
    Synonym: багъыр (bağır)
    Ез башлы эркек артыкъ алтын башлы къатындан. (a traditional sexist saying)
    Yez başlı erkek artıq altın başlı qatından.
    A copper-headed man is better than a golden-headed woman.
    Езни къызгъангъандан алтын умутлама (a traditional saying)
    Yezni qızğanğandan altın umutlama
    Don't expect gold from someone who begrudged you copper.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Chechen: ез class d: (jez)

Further reading

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  • Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “ез”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН