قىرغۇل

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai قىرغاۋۇل (qirghawul), from Classical Mongolian ᠭᠣ᠊᠊ᠷᡍᠣ᠊ᠣ᠊ᠯ (ɣo--rᡍo-o-l), equivalent to Mongolian гургуул (gurguul). Cognates with Azerbaijani qırqovul, Kazakh қырғауыл (qyrğauyl), Tatar кыргавыл (qırgawıl), Uzbek qirgʻovul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qirʁul/

Noun

قىرغۇل • (qirghul) (plural قىرغۇللار (qirghullar))

1. pheasant

Further reading

• Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN