Etymology

From Old Turkic keči / ečki / ečkü "goat", from Proto-Turkic.

However, the voiced -z- in Bashkir remains unexplained. Could also be borrowed from or influenced by Russian коза́ ‎(kozá, “goat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kæˈzæ]
• Hyphenation: кә‧зә