𐰊𐰎𐰆

Old Turkic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bugu. Cognate with Kazakh бұғы (būğy, “deer”), Uzbek bug’u (“deer”). Compare also Proto-Mongolic *bugu, perhaps a Turkic borrowing.

Noun

𐰊𐰎𐰆 (buɣu)

1. (Yenisei Kyrgyz) buck
   • 8-10th century CE, Uybat VI (e-98)

     𐰛𐰈𐰛:𐰌𐰈𐰼𐰄:𐰵𐰻𐰁:𐰽:𐰊𐰎𐰆:𐰈𐰠𐰼𐱆𐰄𐰢

     kök:böri:qara:as:buɣu:ölürtim

     I killed a blue wolf, a black ermine and a buck.

Related terms

• 𐰚𐰃𐰘𐰃𐰚 (kéyik)
• 𐰠𐰃𐰚 (elik)

References

• Erhan Aydın, (2013), “Yenisey Yazıtlarındaki Tek Örnekler”, Türkbilig, vol: 36, page: 37-49.[1]
• Abuseitova, M. Kh, Bukhatuly, B., editors (2008), “𐰉𐰍𐰣”, in TÜRIK BITIG, Language Committee of Ministry of Culture and Information of Republic of Kazakhstan