# баш
## Azerbaijani
### Noun

баш (definite accusative башы, plural башлар)
* Cyrillic spelling of baş (“head”)

#### Declension
## Bashkir
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *baĺč (“head”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbɑʂ]
* Hyphenation: баш (one syllable)

### Noun

баш • (baş)
* head
* (figurative) intelligence, intellect, mental aptitude or skill
* the topmost, foremost or leading part
* pointed end
* beginning, start
* leader, chief, boss
    Баш мөхәррир.Baş möxərrir.The editor-in-chief.
* measure word for cattle
    Биш баш йылҡы.Biş baş yılqı.Five horses.
    Нисә баш һыйыр аҫрайһығыҙ?Nisə baş hıyır aśrayhığıź?How many cows do you keep?
* measure word for small round objects
    Ике баш һуған.İke baş huğan.Two heads of onion.
    Өс баш ҡорот.Ös baş qorot.Three balls of qurut.

#### Derived terms

* башлыҡ (başlıq, “team leader, chief; headwear, headgear”)
* ялан баш (yalan baş)
* баш бармаҡ (baş barmaq)
* башватҡыс (başvatqıs)
* баш мәҡәлә (baş məqələ)
* таҡырбаш (taqırbaş)
* ташбаш (taşbaş)
* юлбашсы (yulbaşsı, “leader”)
* баш шаулау (baş şawlaw, “tinnitus”)
* бөттө баш (böttö baş)

## Karaim
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *baĺč.

### Noun

баш • (baş)
* (anatomy) head

### References

* N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “баш”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

## Kumyk
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *baĺč (“head”).

### Noun

баш • (baş)
* head

#### Declension
## Kyrgyz
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *baĺč (“head”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɑʃ/

### Noun

баш • (baş) (Arabic spelling باش)
* head

#### Derived terms

* баш бармак (baş barmak, “thumb”)
* башчы (başcı, “head, chief”)
* башкалаа (başkalaa, “capital city”)
* шаарбашы (şaarbaşı, “mayor”)
* баштоо (baştoo, “to begin”)

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъšь.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [baʃ]

### Adverb

баш • (baš)
* exactly, precisely (used to emphasize an element of the sentence)
    Баш денес ли мораа да пристигнат?Baš denes li moraa da pristignat?Did they have to arrive today of all days?
* really, quite
    Баш си љубезен.Baš si ljubezen.You're really kind.

#### Synonyms

* токму (tokmu)

### Further reading

* “баш” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъšь.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bâʃ/

#### Adverb

ба̏ш (Latin spelling bȁš)
* (used for emphasis, or as an intensifier) at all, truly, really etc.
    баш ништа ― nothing at all
    (а ма) баш ни(т)ко ― not a single person
    кад баш хоћеш ― if you really insist
    баш као ― just like
    Не волим баш никог. ― I don't like anybody at all.
    Баш си дражесна д(ј)евојка. ― You're truly a charming girl.
    Зашто баш ја? ― Why me of all people?
    Баш ти хвала. ― I am really grateful to you.
* just, exactly
    баш сам хтио (хтео) ― I was just about to...
    баш онда кад.. ― just when, just about when..
    Киша је почела баш кад сам изашао. ― It started raining just as I left the house.
    Баш то требам. ― This is just what I needed.
    Баш си сад то морао учинити! ― You just had to do that now!

### Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish باش (baş).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bâʃ/

#### Noun

ба̏ш m (Latin spelling bȁš)
* (regional) head, chief, elder, leader
* (regional, adjectivally) first, main, oldest

##### Related terms

* ба̏шчаршија

### References

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

## Southern Altai
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *baĺč (“head”). Cognate with Kazakh бас (bas), Kyrgyz баш (baş), Bashkir баш (baş), Tatar баш (baş), Turkish baş; Crimean Tatar baş, Dolgan бас, Khakas пас (pas), Krymchak баш, Shor паш, Tofa баъш, Tuvan баш (baş); Turkmen baş, Uzbek bosh, Urum баш; Western Yugur pas, Yakut бас (bas), etc.

### Noun

баш • (baš)
* head

#### Declension
### References

* N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “баш”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

## Tatar
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *baĺč (“head”).

### Noun

баш • (baş)
* head
* boss

## Tuvan
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *baĺč (“head”). Cognate with Turkish baş (“head”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pǎʃ/ (phonetic respelling: баъш)

### Noun

баш • (baş) (definite accusative башты, plural баштар)
* (anatomy) head
* (figuratively) beginning

#### Derived terms

* башка (başka)
* башкы (başkı)
* баштай (baştay)

## Urum
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *baĺč.

### Noun

баш • (baš)
* head

### References

* Oleksandr Harkavecʹ (2000) Urumsʹkyj Slovnyk [Urum-Ukrainian Dictionary], Almaty: Ynstytut Sxodoznavstva Myžnarodnyx Vydnosyn Xarkyvsʹkyj Kolehyum, →ISBN