ашату

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Etymology

Cognate with Bashkir ашатыу (aşatıw).

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Verb

ашату • (aşatu) (verbal noun, infinitive II ашатырга)

  1. to feed
    Coordinate term: ашау (aşaw, “to eat”)
    Мин сине яратам — кәҗә бугы (бугын) ашатам. (humorous saying)
    Min sine yaratam — käcä buğı (buğın) aşatam.
    I love you — I feed you goat shit.
    • traditional, “Эрбет [Erbet]”‎[1]:
      Ике җирән ат үстердем / Гөл яфрагы ашатып.
      İke cirän at üsterdem / Göl yafrağı aşatıp.
      I raised two chestnut horses / feeding them the leaves of flowers.
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