ياخشى

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai یخشی (yaxşi), from Proto-Common Turkic *yaxšï,[1] from Proto-Turkic *yakïš- (“to suit, to fit”), from *yak- (“to come near (to each other)”). Cognate with Azerbaijani yaxşı, Southern Altai јакшы (ǰakšï), Kyrgyz жакшы (jakşı), Kumyk яхшы (yaxşı), Shor чақшы (čak̂šï), Khakas чахсы (çaxsı).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɑχʃi/

Adjective

ياخشى • (yaxshi)

  1. good
  2. kind

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • → Chinese: 亞克西 / 亚克西 (yàkèxī)

See also

References

  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “yaxşı:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 908

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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