تۆمۈرقوزۇق

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai تیمور قازوق (temür qazuq). By surface analysis, تۆمۈر (tömür, “iron”) +‎ قوزۇق (qozuq). Compare Turkmen demirgazyk, Turkish Demirkazık.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tømyrqozuq/

Proper noun

تۆمۈرقوزۇق • (tömürqozuq)

  1. (astronomy) Polaris, North Star
    Synonym: ئالتۇن قوزۇق (altun qozuq)

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, page 217
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