چىۋىن

Uyghur

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *čï̄pïn.[1] Cognate with Turkish cibin, Uzbek chivin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiwin/

Noun

چىۋىن • (chiwin)

  1. fly

References

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*čɨ̄pɨn”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

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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