ئىستەك

Uyghur

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *īŕteg,[1] from *īŕte- (to seek, to pursue). Cognates with Turkish istek. Also, Compare to Kyrgyz издөө (izdöö), Southern Altai истеер (isteer), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔistɛk/

Noun

ئىستەك • (istek) (plural ئىستەكلەر (istekler))

  1. aspiration, wish, dream

References

  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “iste:g”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 242

Further reading

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN