𐰪𐰃𐰍

Old Turkic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ańïg (evil, sin), equivalent to 𐰪 (ań-, to fear) +‎ 𐰃𐰍 (-ïɣ). Cognate with Old Uyghur 𐽰𐽰𐽶𐽶𐽲 (ʾʾyyq /⁠ayïɣ⁠/, bad), Karakhanid اَيِغْ (ayïɣ, very, extremely), Yakut аньыы (anyıı, sin, evil).

Adjective

𐰪𐰃𐰍 (ńiǧ /aɲïġ/)

  1. bad, evil
    Antonym: 𐰓𐰏𐰇 (edgü)
    • 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, S5
      𐰖𐰍𐰺𐰆:𐰸𐰆𐰦𐰸𐰑𐰀:𐰚𐰃𐰾𐰼𐰀:𐰪𐰍:𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏:𐰦𐰀:𐰇𐰘𐰇𐰼:𐰼𐰢𐰾
      yaɣuru:qontuqda:kisre:ańïɣ:bilig:anta:öyür:ermiš
      After such people have settled close to them, they are said to plan their ill will there.

Alternative forms

References

  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “ańïγ”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 306
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “añığ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 182
  • Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*(i)ańɨg”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill