𐱃𐰖

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Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Chinese (MC dajH|daH).

Adjective

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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

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