دارۋاز

Uyghur

Etymology

From دار (dar, “tightrope; narrow”) +‎ ـۋاز (-waz), from Proto-Turkic *tār (“narrow”) +‎ Persian ـباز (-bâz). Cognates with Turkmen darbaz, Uzbek dorboz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɑrwɑz/

Noun

دارۋاز • (darwaz) (plural دارۋازلار (darwazlar))

  1. tightrope walker

Descendants

  • Mandarin: 達瓦孜 / 达瓦孜 (dáwǎzī)

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
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