𐱃𐰖

Old Turkic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 大 (MC dajH|daH).

Adjective

𐱃𐰖 (tay)

1. great, grand
   • 8th century CE, Bilge Khagan Inscription, S12:

     𐰴𐰭𐰃:𐰠𐰃𐰾𐰇𐰤:𐱃𐰖:𐰾𐰭𐰇𐰤:𐰉𐱁𐰑𐰆:𐰋𐰃𐰾:𐰘𐰇𐰔:𐰼𐰤:𐰚𐰠𐱅𐰃

     qaŋï:lisün:tay:seŋün:bašadu:béš:yüz:eren:kelti

     ...under the presidency of the great general Li Quan, the father of ... came five hundred men.

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) “tay”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 377