yitli

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yiti (sharp) + -li. Cognate to Turkmen ýiti (sharp). Doublet of Salar şili.

Pronunciation

  • (Xunhua, Qinghai; Ili, Xinjiang) IPA(key): /jihli/

Adjective

yitli

  1. sharp
  2. clever

References

  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “jiʼli”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 361
  • 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “jixli~ʃili”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎[1], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 133
  • 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “yihli”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 294