𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜
Old Turkic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k (see there for more). Cognate with Chuvash тӗрӗк (tĕrĕk), Turkish Türk, Uzbek turk, Bashkir төрөк (török), Yakut турок (turok). Compare also Hungarian török, an ancient Turkic borrowing.
Pronunciation
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edit𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (türük)
- Turk
- 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, S1
- 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃:𐱅𐰏:𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃𐰓𐰀:𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰢𐱁:𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜:𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀:𐰴𐰍𐰣:𐰉𐰆:𐰇𐰓𐰚𐰀:𐰆𐰞𐰺𐱃𐰢
- teŋri:teg:teŋride:bolmuš:türük:bilge:qaɣan:bu:ödke:olurtum
- I, the God-like and Heaven-born Turkic Bilge Khagan, succeeded to the throne at this time.
- 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, S1