قىرغۇل

Uyghur

Alternative forms

  • قىرغاۋۇل (qirghawul)

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai قرغاول (qirǧawul), from Classical Mongolian ᠭᠣ᠊᠊ᠷᡍᠣ᠊ᠣ᠊ᠯ (ɣo--rᡍo-o-l), equivalent to Mongolian гургуул (gurguul). Cognates with Azerbaijani qırqovul, Kazakh қырғауыл (qyrğauyl), Tatar кыргавыл (qırgawıl), Uzbek qirgʻovul.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qirʁul/

Noun

قىرغۇل • (qirghul) (plural قىرغۇللار (qirghullar))

  1. pheasant

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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