yanğusı

Salar

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *yan-.

Pronunciation

• (Xunhua, Hualong, Qinghai, Gansu, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): /jɑn(ʁusɨ)/

Verb

yanğusı (passive imperative yanıl, present continuous yanbar, past yanci)

1. to return
2. to retreat
3. to retract, backtrack, give up

References

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “yanğusı”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká, Moscow, page 345
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “yanğusı”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[1], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 123
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “yanğusı”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 331
• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “yanğusı”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究, 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 291

Etymology 2

Perhaps same as above. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

yanğusı (passive imperative yanıl, present continuous yanbar, past yanci)

1. to be timid, shy, to afraid of people

   Çamat kişden yanci.

   S/he was afraid of strangers.

References

• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “yanğusı”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 331