𐾀𐽰𐽲𐽶𐽲𐽳

Old Uyghur

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *takïgu (“hen, fowl”). Cognate with Karakhanid تَقاغُو (taqāɣū, “domestic fowl”).

Noun

𐾀𐽰𐽲𐽶𐽲𐽳 (tʾqyqw /taḳïġu/)

  1. fowl, chicken
  2. (astrology, time) year of the chicken; tenth year in the twelve-year solar-cycle, corresponding to the rooster (雞) of the Chinese zodiac
    𐾀𐽰𐽲𐽶𐽲𐽳 𐽶𐽶𐾁𐽶 ― tʾqyqw yyly /taḳïġu yïlï/ ― The year of the rooster

Descendants

  • Western Yugur: tahɢa (taʰqa), tahɢaɣə (taʰqaɣa)

References

  • Caferoğlu, Ahmet (1968) “taḳıġu”, in Eski Uygur Türkçesi Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 260) (in Turkish), Istanbul: Edebiyat Fakültesi Basımevi, page 221
  • Wilkens, Jens (2021) “takıgu”, in Handwörterbuch des Altuigurischen (in German), Göttingen: Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, page 665
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