يەلكەن

Uyghur

Etymology

From Chagatai ییلكان (yelken), from Common Turkic *yelken, derived from Proto-Turkic *yẹl (“wind”). Cognates with Turkish yelken, Uzbek yelkan, Southern Altai јелгин (ǰelgin), Kumyk елкен (yelken).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛlkɛn/

Noun

يەلكەن • (yelken) (plural يەلكەنلەر (yelkenler))

1. sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)

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