𐰃𐰑𐰸

Old Turkic

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Turkic *ï̄- (“to send”), equivalent to 𐰃𐰑 (ïd-, “to send”) +‎ 𐰸 (-uq). Cognate with Southern Altai ийер (iyer, “to send”).

Adjective

𐰃𐰑𐰸 (ïduq)

1. sacred, holy
   • 8th century CE, Bilge Khagan Inscription, E35

     𐰇𐰔𐰀:𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃:𐰃𐰑𐰸:𐰘𐰼:𐰽𐰆𐰉:𐰲𐰃𐰢:𐰴𐰍𐰣:𐰸𐰆𐱃𐰃:𐱃𐰯𐰶𐰞𐰢𐰑𐰃:𐰼𐰨

     üze:teŋri:ïduq:yér:sub:ečim:qaɣan:qutï:taplamadï:erinč

     Heaven above, the holy Earth and Water (Spirits below) and the soul of my uncle, the khagan, certainly did not like it.

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) “ïduq”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 332
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ıḏuk”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 46