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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ǖš
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Proto-Turkic
Alternative Reconstructions
*ǖĺ
Reconstruction
- The irregular reflex of *ĺ in some Siberian languages presupposes tabooistic interlingual borrowings; (Tuvan < Yakut, Shor < Khakas).
- Almost all of Kipchak languages have adopted the Mongolic form, where all descended from Proto-Mongolic *silexüsün. Compare Bashkir һеләүһен (heläwhen), Kyrgyz сүлөөсүн (sülöösün), Mongolian шилүүс (šilüüs) and even Chinese 猞猁猻／猞猁狲.
Etymology
It can also be reconstructed as *ǖĺ, if relatable and comparable to Proto-Tungusic ulgu-kī (“chipmunk”).
The Turkish vaşak and Azerbaijani term vaşaq for lynx, might also be a descendant of *ǖš with some influences from Arabic or Persian, or directly a borrowing from Arabic وشق (wašaq).
Noun
*ǖš
- (Common Turkic) lynx
- Synonym: *(i)anduk (“a kind of lynx”)
Declension
Declension of *ǖš
| Singular 3) | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | *ǖš |
| Accusative | *ǖšnü, *ǖšnüg 1) |
| Genitive | *ǖšnüŋ |
| Dative | *ǖške |
| Locative | *ǖšde |
| Ablative | *ǖšden |
| Instrumental 2) | *ǖšün |
| Equative 2) | *ǖšče |
1) Found in early Proto-Turkic.
2) The original instrumental and equative cases have fallen into disuse in many Turkic languages.
3) Plurality is disputed in Proto-Turkic. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page in Wikibooks.
2) The original instrumental and equative cases have fallen into disuse in many Turkic languages.
3) Plurality is disputed in Proto-Turkic. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page in Wikibooks.
Derived terms
- *ǖšek (“lynx; likely a diminutive of *ǖš”)
Descendants
- Common Turkic:
- Oghuz:
- West Oghuz:
- Old Anatolian Turkish:
- ⇒ Ottoman Turkish: اوشك (üşek)
- Turkish: üşek
- ⇒ Ottoman Turkish: اوشك (üşek)
- Old Anatolian Turkish:
- West Oghuz:
- Karluk:
- ⇒ Karakhanid: [script needed] (üşek)
- Siberian:
- North Siberian:
- ⇒ Dolgan: үс-кис (üs-kis, “sable”)
- Yakut: үүс (üüs)
- South Siberian:
- Yeniseian:
- Khakas: ӱс (üs)
- Shor: ӱc (üs)
- Sayan:
- Tofa: үс (üs)
- Tuvan: үс (üs)
- Yeniseian:
- North Siberian:
References
- Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*ǖĺ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
- Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 523
- Tenišev E. R., editor (1984–2006) Sravnitelʹno-istoričeskaja grammatika tjurkskix jazykov: [Comparative Historical Grammar of Turkic Languages:] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, page 159