ялғау

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ǯalga- (to fasten, join).

Cognate with Kazakh жалғау (jalğau, make longer, splice).

Verb

ялғау • (yalğaw) (transitive)

  1. to splice, tie together, concatenate
  2. (botany) to engraft (upon), to inoculate (with)
  3. (clothes) to make longer, lengthen, let down (pants/trousers, skirt etc.)

Noun

ялғау • (yalğaw)

  1. (clothes) inset, gusset, godet
  2. (Linguistics) ending, inflection

Declension

References

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