𐰲𐰚𐰚

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Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čekik (lark, crane).

Noun

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𐰲𐰚𐰚 (čekik)

  1. lark
    • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 23
      𐰲𐰆𐰚:𐱅𐰃𐰭:𐰴𐰆𐱃𐰞𐰆𐰍:𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰔𐰆𐰣:𐱅𐰃𐰼
      čekik:etiŋ:qutluɣ:bolzun:tér
      'Lark! May your flesh enjoy divine favor!', he says.

Alternative forms

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References

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  • Tekin, Talât (1993) “ç(ä)k(i)k”, in Irk Bitig: The Book of Omens, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 53
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “çekik”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 415