𐱅𐰃𐰠𐰀

Old Turkic

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Turkic *til (“tongue”), equivalent to 𐱅𐰃𐰠 (til) +‎ 𐰀 (-e). Cognate with Turkish dilemek, Uzbek tilamoq, Kazakh тілеу (tıleu).

Verb

𐱅𐰃𐰠𐰀 (tile-)

1. (transitive) to wish

   Synonyms: 𐰖𐰞𐰉𐰺 (yalbar-), 𐰴𐰆𐰞 (qol-)

   • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 24

     𐱅𐰏𐰠𐰝:𐰴𐰆𐰞𐰆𐰣:𐰃𐰼𐰛𐰛:𐰖𐰆𐰦𐰀:𐰢𐰃𐰏:𐱅𐰃𐰠𐰀𐰘𐰇𐰼

     teglük:qulun:érkek:yuntda:emig:tileyür

     A blind foal wishes for an udder on a horse.

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) “tilä-”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 381
• Tekin, Talât (1993) “til(ä)-”, in Irk Bitig: The Book of Omens, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 64
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “tile:-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 492