𐱁𐰦𐰆𐰭

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Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Chinese 山東 (MC srean tuwng, “Shandong”). Compare also Japanese 山東 (Santō), Korean 산동 (Sandong), Vietnamese Sơn Đông, English Shandong, Chinese borrowings.

Proper noun

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𐱁𐰦𐰆𐰭 (Šantuŋ)

  1. Shandong, a region in China.
    • 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, G3
      𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰼𐰇:𐱁𐰦𐰆𐰭:𐰖𐰕𐰃𐰴𐰀:𐱅𐰏𐰃:𐰾𐰇𐰠𐰓𐰢:𐱃𐰞𐰆𐰖𐰴𐰀:𐰚𐰃𐰲𐰏:𐱅𐰏𐰢𐰓𐰢
      ilgerü:šantuŋ:yazïqa:tegi:süledim:taluyqa:kičig:tegmedim
      I went on campaigns eastwards up to the Shandong plain; I almost reached the ocean.

References

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  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “šantuŋ”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 373
  • Abuseitova, M. Kh, Bukhatuly, B., editors (2008), “𐱁𐰦𐰆𐰭”, in TÜRIK BITIG: Ethno Cultural Dictionary, Language Committee of Ministry of Culture and Information of Republic of Kazakhstan