йоп

Bashkir

Etymology

From Persian جفت (joft, “even; pair, couple”).

Cognate with Kazakh жұп (jūp, “even”), Kumyk жуп (jup, “pair”), Kyrgyz жуп (jup, “even”), Uzbek juft (“even”), Uyghur جۈپ (jüp, “pair, even”), Azerbaijani cüt (“pair, even”), Turkish çift (“pair, even”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʊ̞p/
• Hyphenation: йоп (one syllable)

Adjective

йоп • (yop)

1. (mathematics, not comparable) even, numerically divisible by two

   Antonym: таҡ (taq)

2. (figurative) suitable, eligible