𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽

Old Uyghur

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kǖč (power).

Noun

𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽 (kwyc /küč/)

  1. power, strength
    Synonyms: 𐽰𐽾𐽷 (ʾrk /⁠ärk⁠/), 𐽲𐽰𐽹 (qʾm /⁠ġam⁠/), 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽻𐽳𐽺 (kwyswn /⁠kösön⁠/), 𐾀𐽳𐽶𐾁𐽳𐽷 (twylwk /⁠tülük⁠/), 𐾀𐽳𐽶𐽾𐽷 (twyrk /⁠türk, törk⁠/)
  2. ability
    Synonyms: 𐽰𐽾𐽸𐽰𐽹 (ʾrdʾm /⁠ärdäm⁠/), 𐽰𐽶𐽺𐾀𐽷𐽶 (ʾyntky /⁠intki⁠/), 𐽷𐽰𐽸 (kʾd /⁠käd⁠/), 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽸𐽳𐽷 (kwydwk /⁠küdüg⁠/), 𐽰𐽳𐽹𐽰𐽲 (ʾwmʾq /⁠umaḳ⁠/), 𐽱𐽶𐽸 (βyd /⁠ved⁠/)
Declension
Declension of 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽
singular definite plural
nominative 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽 (kwyc) 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾 (kwyclʾr)
genitive 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽺𐽳𐽺𐽷 (kwycnwnk) 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶𐽺𐽷 (kwyclʾrnynk)
dative 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽷𐽰 (kwyckʾ) 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽷𐽰 (kwyclʾrkʾ)
accusative 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽳𐽷 (kwycwk), 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽺𐽶 (kwycny) 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽷 (kwyclʾryk), 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶 (kwyclʾrny)
locative 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽸𐽰 (kwycdʾ) 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽸𐽰 (kwyclʾrdʾ)
ablative 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽸𐽶𐽺 (kwycdyn) 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽸𐽶𐽺 (kwyclʾrdyn)
instrumental 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽳𐽺 (kwycwn) 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽺 (kwyclʾryn)
equative 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽽𐽰 (kwyccʾ)
directive 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽷𐽰𐽾𐽳 (kwyckʾrw), 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽾𐽰 (kwycrʾ)
similative 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽶𐽳 (kwyclʾyw)
Derived terms
  • 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽰𐽹𐽰 (kwycʾmʾ /⁠küčä-⁠/, to oppress)
  • 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽺𐾀𐽳𐽾𐽹𐽰𐽷 (kwyclʾntwrmʾk /⁠küčläntür-⁠/, to make stronger)

Etymology 2

Anthimeric (zero derivation) form of 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽹𐽰𐽷 (kwycmʾk /⁠köč-⁠/, to migrate), from Proto-Turkic *köč-.

The third sense is included in Wilkens' dictionary as a semantic deviation from the definitions one and two, and included here so.

Noun

𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽 (kwyc /köč/)

  1. (politics, anthropology) nomadic migrations
    𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽶𐽺 𐽼𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽼 𐽲𐽳𐽺𐽳𐽼 𐽶𐽳𐽾𐾀𐾁𐽰𐽺𐽳𐽹𐽶𐽴 𐾈
    kwycyn pʾryp qwnwp ywrtlʾnwmyz
    /Köčin barïp[1], ḳonup, yurtlanumïz./
    We nomadized, settled and set to make [a new place] our home.
  2. beasts of burden, mount and farm animals brought along during such nomadic migrations
  3. (rare) hour
Declension
Declension of 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽
singular definite plural
nominative 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽 (kwyc) 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾 (kwyclʾr)
genitive 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽺𐽳𐽺𐽷 (kwycnwnk) 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶𐽺𐽷 (kwyclʾrnynk)
dative 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽷𐽰 (kwyckʾ) 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽷𐽰 (kwyclʾrkʾ)
accusative 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽳𐽷 (kwycwk), 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽺𐽶 (kwycny) 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽷 (kwyclʾryk), 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶 (kwyclʾrny)
locative 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽸𐽰 (kwycdʾ) 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽸𐽰 (kwyclʾrdʾ)
ablative 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽸𐽶𐽺 (kwycdyn) 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽸𐽶𐽺 (kwyclʾrdyn)
instrumental 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽳𐽺 (kwycwn) 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽺 (kwyclʾryn)
equative 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽽𐽰 (kwyccʾ)
directive 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽷𐽰𐽾𐽳 (kwyckʾrw), 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽾𐽰 (kwycrʾ)
similative 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐾁𐽰𐽶𐽳 (kwyclʾyw)

References

  1. ^ Literally, to reach a place with a migratory intent
  • Caferoğlu, Ahmet (1968) Eski Uygur Türkçesi Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 260) (in Turkish), Istanbul: Edebiyat Fakültesi Basımevi, page 120
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “kü:ç”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 693
  • Hamilton, James (2020) “küç”, in Korkut, Ece, Birkan, İsmet, transl., Budacı İyi Kalpli ve Kötü Kalpli Prens Masalının Uygurcası - Prens Kalyāṇaṃkara ve Pāpaṃkara Hikâyesi (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, →ISBN, page 169
  • Wilkens, Jens (2021) “köč, (1) küč”, in Handwörterbuch des Altuigurischen (in German), Göttingen: Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, pages 399, 435