𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃
Old Turkic
Etymology
Generally thought to be derived from Middle Chinese 筆 (MC pˠiɪt̚, “writing brush”). Cognate to Old Uyghur [script needed] (biti-, “to write”), Karakhanid [script needed] (biti-, “to write”), Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (biti-, “to be destined”). See also Mongolian бичих (bičih, “to write”), a Turkic borrowing.
Verb
𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃 (biti-)
- to write
- to inscribe
Related terms
- 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏 (bitig)
- 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏𐰢𐰀 (bitigme)
- 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃𐱅 (bitit-)
References
- Clauson, Gerard (1972), “biti-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 299