ярау

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Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *yara- (be beneficial, useful, successful).[1]

Cognate with Tatar ярарга (yararga), Uzbek yaramoq, Turkish yaramak (to benefit, serve a purpose).

Verb

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ярау (yaraw) (intransitive)

  1. to be allowed/permitted or acceptable
    Бында тәмәке тартырға яраймы?
    Bında təməke tartırğa yaraymı?
    Is it allowed to smoke here?
  2. to be suitable (for a purpose), fit
    Synonym: барыу (barıw)
  3. to be useful, be good (for a purpose)
    Оҙон юлда эт тә иптәшкә ярай.
    Oźon yulda et tə iptəşkə yaray.
    On a long road (trip), a dog is ok to keep you company.
  4. (clothes, footwear) to fit, suit
  5. to appeal (to somebody), induce a favorable opinion

Noun

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ярау (yaraw)

  1. (formal, euphemistic) bodily urge to urinate or defecate; call of nature
    Synonym: хәжәт (xəjət)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*jara-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill