# бик
## Bashkir
### Etymology

From Volga Turki بك (bek, “very, much”), from Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”).
Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (bek, “firm, solid; very”); Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”), Turkish pek (“much, very”), etc.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bʲek]
* Hyphenation: бик (one syllable)

### Adverb

бик • (bik)
* very
    Бик ҙур ҡала.Bik źur qala.A very large city.
    Эңерҙә һәм төндә туҡланыусы бик һаҡ ҡош.Eñerźə həm töndə tuqlanıwsı bik haq qoş.A very cautious bird that feeds at dusk and at night.
    Ауылда бик оҫта гармунсы була торғайны.Awılda bik ośta garmunsı bula torğaynı.There used to be a very skillful garmon player in the village.
    Сүллектәге һауа дымлылығы бик түбән булғанға, ул ҡояш радияцияһынан һаҡламай.Süllektəge hawa dımlılığı bik tübən bulğanğa, ul qoyaş radiyatsiyahınan haqlamay.As air humidity is very low in the desert, it does not protect from solar radiation.
    Ҡала шарттарында таныш булмаған кеше менән һаулыҡ һорашыу ғәҙәте юҡ, шуға ла үзбәктәрҙең был ҡылығы минең өсөн бик сәйер тойолдо.Qala şarttarında tanış bulmağan keşe menən hawlıq horaşıw ğəźəte yuq, şuğa la üzbəktərźeñ bıl qılığı mineñ ösön bik səyer toyoldo.In an urban setting, there is no custom of greeting unfamiliar people, that is why such a habit of Uzbeks appeared very strange to me.

## Bulgarian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bik]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ik

### Noun

бик • (bik) m (relational adjective би́ков, diminutive биче́)
* bull (domesticated male bovine used for breeding)

#### Declension

$^1$Dialectal.

#### See also

* тур (tur, “taurus”)

### References

* “бик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “бик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bik]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

бик • (bik) m (plural бикови, feminine крава, diminutive бикче)
* bull
* (astrology) Taurus

#### Declension
### See also

Zodiac signs in Macedonian (layout · text) :
| о́вен (óven) | бик (bik) | бли́знаци (blíznaci) | рак (rak) |
| лав (lav) | де́вица (dévica) | ва́га/тере́зија (vága/terézija) | ско́рпија (skórpija) |
| стре́лец (strélec) | ја́рец (járec) | водо́лија/водо́леец (vodólija/vodóleec) | ри́би (ríbi) |

### References

* “бик”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language]‎ (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 53
* “бик” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bîk/

### Noun

би̏к m (Latin spelling bȉk)
* ox, bull

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “бик”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian быкъ (byk).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɪk]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

бик • (byk) m animal (genitive бика́, nominative plural бики́, genitive plural бикі́в, relational adjective би́чий or бича́чий)
* bull

#### Derived terms

* бичи́на (byčýna)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бик”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “бик”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “бик”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN