𐰘𐰃𐰠

Old Uyghur

Etymology

Orkhon script variant of 𐽶𐽶𐽶𐾁 (yyyl /⁠yiél⁠/).

Noun

𐰘𐰃𐰠 (y²il² /yél, yil/)

  1. (zootomy, hapax legomenon) mane
    Synonyms: 𐽶𐽰𐾁𐽶𐽲 (yʾlyq /⁠yalïġ⁠/), 𐽶𐽳𐽲𐽸𐽳 (ywqdw /⁠yoġdu⁠/), 𐽽𐽰𐽾 (cʾr /⁠čar⁠/)
    • c. 930 CE, anonymous, Ïrḳ Bitig Ïrḳ 16 (17.l02-l05):[1]
      𐰃𐰾⸱𐰘𐰃𐰠𐰃𐰭𐰀
      𐰴𐰆𐰑𐰆𐰺𐰽𐰆𐰍
      𐰃𐰭𐰣𐰃𐰭𐰀⸱𐱅𐰏
      𐰃⸱𐰖𐰍𐰺𐰃𐰯𐰣
      is²⸱y²il²iŋa
      qud¹ur¹s¹uǧ
      iŋn¹iŋa⸱t²g
      i⸱y¹ǧr¹ipn¹
      / [] -iš. Yiliŋe ḳudursuġïŋnïŋa tegi yagrïpan, [] /
      [The horse,] having galled up to its mane and its tail []

References

  • Tekin, Mehmet Talât (2004) Irk Bitig: Book of Omens (Turcologica; 18), →ISBN, pages 12-13
  • Wilkens, Jens (2021) “(2) yel”, in Handwörterbuch des Altuigurischen (in German), Göttingen: Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, page 886