تامغا

Uyghur

Etymology

From Chagatai تمغا (tamɣa), from Karakhanid تَمْغا (tamɣa), from Proto-Common Turkic *tamga.[1] Cognates with Turkish damga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑmʁɑ/

Noun

تامغا • (tamgha) (plural تامغىلار (tamghilar))

  1. seal, stamp, brand

References

  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “1 tamğa:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 504

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