Tuvan Talking Dictionary

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баштактаныр, баштактанчыр, ылчыңнаар, кыжырыыр, шоодар

[baštaktanyr, baštaktančyr, ylčyŋnaar, kyžyryyr, šoodar] v. joke

Source: First edition

баштактаныры

[baštaktanyry] n. joke

Source: First edition

баштактаныры, баштак

[baštaktanyry, baštak] n. joke

Source: First edition

баштыңчы

[baštyŋčy] n. chieftain

Source: First edition

баштыңчы

[baštyŋčy] n. leader

Source: First edition

баштыңчы

[baštyŋčy] n. leader

Source: First edition

бе, кызырак

[be, kyzyrak] n. mare

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бег, катаат

noun father-in-law (father of husband)

бедии

[bedii] n. height

Source: First edition

бедик

[bedik] a. high

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бедик

[bedik] a. high, tall

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бедик, бедии

[bedik, bedii] n. height

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бедик, узун

[bedik, uzun] a. tall

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бежен

[bežen] num. fifty

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безерек

[bezerek] n. dwarf

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безин

[bezin] a. even

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бейсбол

[bejsbol] n. baseball

Speaker: Sasha

бел

[bel] n. salmon-trout

Source: First edition

бел кежи

[bel keži] n. hip, waist

Source: First edition

бел кежик, бел кеш

[bel kežik, bel keš] n. hip, waist

Source: First edition

бел кеш

[bel keš] n. hip, waist

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бел кеш, бел кежик

[bel keš, bel kežik] n. hip, waist

Source: First edition

белдир

[beldir] n. confluence (e.g., river)

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белек

[belek] n. gift

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белен

[belen] a. easy

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белен

[belen] a. ready

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белен

[belen] a. 1. easy, not difficult 2. ready

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белен, бодунуң күзели-биле

[belen, bodunuŋ küzeli-bile] adj. willing

Speaker: Sasha

белеткээр

[beletkeer] v. cook

Source: First edition

белеткээр

[beletkeer] v. prepare, produce

Speaker: First edition, df

белчиир

[belčiir] n. pasture

Source: First edition

берге

[berge] a. complex

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берге

[berge] a. difficult

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берге

[berge] a. hard, difficult, complex

Speaker: First edition, df

бергези

[bergezi] n. difficulty

Source: First edition

бердинген

[berdingen] a. devoted

Source: First edition

бердинген, шынчы

[berdingen, šynčy] a. devoted

Source: First edition

бердингени

[berdingeni] n. devotion

Source: First edition

бердингени, шынчызы

[berdingeni, šynčyzy] n. devotion

Source: First edition

бертиндирер

[bertindirer] v. maim

Source: First edition

бертинер

[bertiner] v. maimed, be

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бетинде

[betinde] p. front

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бетинде

[betinde] p. in front of

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бетинде

[betinde] p. before, near(by)

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беш

[beš] num. five

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беш ай

[beš aj] n. May

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библиотека

[biblioteka] n. library

Source: First edition

биеэги, бурунгу

[bijeegi, burungu] adj. prior

Speaker: Sasha

бижек

[bižek] n. knife

Source: First edition

бижектээр

[bižekteer] v. stab

Speaker: Sasha

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