тәңір

See also: Тәңір

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	ٴتاڭىر
Cyrillic	тәңір
Latin	täñır
Yañalif	təꞑjr

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *teŋri, *taŋrï (“god; sky, heaven”) with metathesis. Cognate with Turkish tanrı (“God, a deity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tæŋˈɪɾ/

Noun

тәңір • (täñır)

1. sky
2. god