مردك
Karakhanid
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Persian مردك (mardak, “little man”).[1] Cognate with Turkish mert.
Noun
[edit]مَرْدَكْ (merdek)
- cub of a bear
- آذِغْ مَرْدَكىِ ― Aδïɣ merdegī. ― A bear cub.
- piglet of a pig
- تُنكُزْ مَرْدَكىِ ― Toŋuz merdegī. ― A piglet.
References
[edit]- ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “merdek”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 772
Further reading
[edit]- al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074) Besim Atalay, transl., Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Tercümesi [Translation of the “Compendium of the languages of the Turks”] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 521) (in Turkish), 1985 edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 1939–1943, page 480
- al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074) Ercilasun, Ahmet B., Akkoyunlu Ziyat, transl., Kâşgarlı Mahmud Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Giriş - Metin - Çeviri - Notlar - Dizin [Mahmud al-Kashgari's “Compendium of the languages of the Turks” Introduction - Texts - Translation - Notes - Index] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 1120) (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 2020, →ISBN, page 210