𐰉𐰆𐰑

Old Turkic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bod (stature, size; tribe, kin). Cognate with Turkish boy, Bashkir буй (buy).

Noun

𐰉𐰆𐰑 (bod)

  1. (anthropology) clan, tribe, kin
    Synonyms: 𐰆𐰍𐱁 (oɣuš), 𐰆𐰍𐰔 (oɣuz), 𐰸 (oq)

Derived terms

References

  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “bod”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 317
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “bo:ḏ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 296