𐰨

𐰨 U+10C28, 𐰨 OLD TURKIC LETTER ORKHON ENC ← 𐰧 [U+10C27] Old Turkic 𐰩 → [U+10C29]

See also: 𐰩

Old Turkic

Etymology 1

Letter

𐰨 (nč)

1. A letter of the Old Turkic runic script, representing /ntʃ/.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-inč. Cognate with Chuvash -шӗ (-šĕ), Khalaj -minci, Turkish -inci, Uzbek -inchi, Bashkir -енсе (-yense), Yakut -ис (-is). Compare also Manchu ᠊ᠴᡳ (-ci).

Suffix

𐰨 (-inč, -ïnč, -ünč, -unč -nč)

1. Forms the ordinal of numerals

   ‎𐰇𐰲 (üč, “three”) + ‎𐰨 (nč) → ‎𐰇𐰲𐰨 (üčünč, “third”)

Related terms

• 𐰏𐰇 (-egü, “suffix forming the collective of numerals”)
• 𐰏𐰇𐰤 (-egün, “suffix forming the collective of numerals”)

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 147
• Erdal, Marcel (2004) “+(X)nč”, in A Grammar of Old Turkic (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 8 Uralic & Central Asian Studies; 3), Brill Academic Publishers, →ISBN, page 222