𐰖𐰑𐰍

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Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yadag (foot soldier; on foot). Cognate with Turkish yaya (pedestrian), Uzbek yayov (on foot), Bashkir йәйәү (yəyəw, by foot), Yakut сатыы (satıı, on foot).

Noun

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𐰖𐰑𐰍 (yadaɣ)

  1. foot soldier
    • 8th century CE, Bilge Khagan Inscription, S1
      𐰖𐰑𐰍:𐰾𐰇𐰾𐰃𐰤:𐰚𐰦𐰃:𐰚𐰇𐰤:𐰸𐰆𐰯:𐰇𐰠𐰼𐱅𐰢
      yadaɣ:süsin:ékinti:kün:qop:ölürtüm
      On the second day, I killed their foot soldiers in great numbers.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “yadaγ”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 395
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “yaḏa:ğ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 887