تۇپراق

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai توفراق (tofraq, toṗraq), from Proto-Turkic *toprak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuprɑq/

Noun

تۇپراق • (tupraq) (plural تۇپراقلار (tupraqlar))

  1. soil
    Synonyms: يەر (yer), توپا (topa)
    بوز تۇپراق ― boz tupraq ― gray soil
    قارا تۇپراق ― qara tupraq ― black soil
  2. land, territory
  3. grave
    ئۇنىڭ تۇپرىغى شۇ يەردىن ئېلىنغان ئىكان
    uning tuprighi shu yerdin ëlin'ghan ikan
    his grave site has been chosen at this place

Derived terms

  • تۇپراقشۇناس (tupraqshunas, “pedologist”)
  • تۇپراقلىق (tupraqliq, “earthen”)

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 218
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