sengüsi

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sȫn-.

Pronunciation

• (Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): /sen(ɣysi)/
• (Ili, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): /sæn(ɣysi)/

Verb

sengüsi (passive imperative senilgil, present continuous senbar, past senci)

1. to die down, go out (fire)

   Ott senci.

   The fire went out.

2. to go out (light)

   Cincoñ senmiş.

   The lights are out.

3. to disappear
4. to wither, fade

   Sengen cicekni daqınmas.

   She does not wear fading flowers.

References

• 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1992) “sengüsi”, in 撒拉汉汉撒拉词汇 [Salar-Chinese, Chinese-Salar Vocabulary], 成都: 四川民族出版社, →ISBN, page 58
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “sengüsi”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[1], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 158
• 张, 进锋 (Ayso Cañ Cinfen) (2008) 乌璐别格 (Ulubeğ), 鄭初陽 (Çuyañ Yebey oğlı Ceñ), editors, Salar İbret Sözler 撒拉尔谚语 [Salar Proverbs]‎^[2], China Salar Youth League, page 64

• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “sengüsi”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 251