𐰘𐰃𐱅𐰼

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Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yitür- (to lose), equivalent to 𐰘𐰃𐱅 (yit-, to be lost) +‎ 𐰼 (-ür). Cognate with Turkish yitirmek, Yakut сүтэр (süter).

Verb

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𐰘𐰃𐱅𐰼 (yitür-)

  1. (transitive) to lose
    • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 24:
      𐰚𐰇𐰤:𐰆𐰺𐱃𐰆:𐰘𐰇𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰆𐰯:𐱅𐰇𐰤:𐰆𐰺𐱃𐰆:𐰴𐰣𐱃𐰀:𐰤𐰏𐰇𐰓𐰀:𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰖:𐰆𐰞:𐱃𐰃𐰼
      kün:ortu:yütürüp:tün:ortu:qanta:negüde:bulɣay:ol:tér
      After having lost it at noon, where and how would it find it at midnight?, it says.

Alternative forms

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References

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  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “yitür-”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 405
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “yitür-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 893