𐽼𐽶𐾁𐽹𐽰𐽷

Old Uyghur

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bil- (“to know”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰠 (bil-), Karakhanid بِلْماكْ (bilmēk), Turkish bilmek.

Verb

𐽼𐽶𐾁𐽹𐽰𐽷 (pylmʾk /bilmek/)

1. to know, to recognize

   Synonym: 𐽰𐽳𐽲𐽹𐽰𐽷 (ukmak)

2. to understand

   Synonyms: 𐽰𐽰𐽺𐽷𐾁𐽰𐽹𐽰𐽷 (aŋlamak), 𐽰𐽳𐽲𐽹𐽰𐽷 (ukmak)

3. (figurative) to dominate, to rule

Derived terms

• 𐽼𐽶𐾁𐽷𐽰 (bilge, “wise, educated, knower; minister”)
• 𐽼𐽶𐾁𐽷𐽳 (bilgü, “thing that is known or is able to be known, knowledge”)
• 𐽼𐽶𐾁𐽶𐽷 (bilig, “knowledge, mind, consciousness”)
• 𐽼𐽶𐾁𐽶𐾁𐽹𐽰𐽷 (bililmek, “to be openly recognizable, to be transparent (of facts)”)
• 𐽼𐽶𐾁𐽶𐽿 (biliš, “friend”)
• 𐽼𐽶𐾁𐽷𐽶𐽺 (bilkin, “famous, known (person)”)
• 𐽼𐽶𐾁𐽻𐽶𐽷𐽹𐽰𐽷 (bilsikmek, “to be recognized”)
• 𐽼𐽶𐾁𐾀𐽶𐽴𐽹𐽰𐽷 (biltizmek, “to introduce (oneself)”)
• 𐽼𐽶𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽾𐽹𐽰𐽷 (biltürmek, “to teach, to declare”)

References

• Caferoğlu, Ahmet (1968) “bilmäk”, in Eski Uygur Türkçesi Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 260) (in Turkish), Istanbul: Edebiyat Fakültesi Basımevi, page 42
• Wilkens, Jens (2021) “(1) bil-”, in Handworterbuch des Altuigurischen, Göttingen: Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, page 170