تنكرى

Karakhanid

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *teŋri (“god, sky”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃 (teŋri, “sky”), Old Uyghur 𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶 (tnkry) and Turkish tanrı (“god”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰɛŋɾi/

Noun

تَنْكْرٖى (teŋrī)

1. god
2. sky (said by unbelievers)
3. anything that looks big in size; a mountain, tree (said by unbelievers)