абаша

Russian

Etymology 1

Related to бакша (bakša, “elder amongst Kalmyk priests”), from Kalmyk бакшы (bakşy, “shaman”). From Old Chinese 博士 (*paːɡ zrɯʔ, “teacher, mentor”) > Mandarin 博士 (bóshì, “doctor, academician”). The suffix -ша (-ša) is apparently from 士 (shì, “scholar”), or 師／师 (shī, “tutor”). Compare тайша (tajša, “Kalmyk leader, elder”).

The origin of аба- (aba-) is unclear.

Alternative forms

• аба́ш (abáš)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐbɐˈʂa]

Noun

абаша́ • (abašá) m anim (genitive абаши́, nominative plural абаши́, genitive plural абаше́й)

1. (dialectal) Muslim cleric; Mullah [17th c.]

Declension

Declension of абаша́ (anim fem-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	абаша́ abašá	абаши́ abaší
genitive	абаши́ abaší	абаше́й abašéj
dative	абаше́ abašé	абаша́м abašám
accusative	абашу́ abašú	абаше́й abašéj
instrumental	абашо́й, абашо́ю abašój, abašóju	абаша́ми abašámi
prepositional	абаше́ abašé	абаша́х abašáx

Related terms

• бакша (bakša), тайша (tajša)

References

• Anikin, A. E. (2007) “абаш”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), numbers 1 (A – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 65

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈbaʂə]

Noun

аба́ша • (abáša) m inan

1. genitive singular of аба́ш (abáš)