эгер

Kumyk

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian اگر (agar).

Conjunction

эгер • (eger)

  1. if
    эгер мен билген бусам
    eger men bilgen busam
    if I had known
    эгер мен тилей бусам, демек шолай герекли
    eger men tiley busam, demek şolay gerekli
    if I am asking, it means that it is necessary

Usage notes

Used only in the pair "эгер ... буса", whereby the second part is inflected for person and number.

Kyrgyz

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اگر (agar, if).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈɡer/
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Conjunction

эгер • (eger)

  1. if

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ek-.

Verb

эгер • (eger)

  1. (archaic) to sow

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • Sevortjan, E. V. (1974), “ЕКЧЕ-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow: Nauka, pages 258, 259