𐰖𐰆𐰺𐱃

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Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yūrt (camping-site). Cognate with Chuvash ҫурт (śurt), Khalaj yûrt, Turkish yurt, Uzbek yurt, Bashkir йорт (yort), Yakut сурт (surt). Compare also Russian ю́рта (júrta), a Turkic borrowing.

Noun

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𐰖𐰆𐰺𐱃 (yurt)

  1. camp, camping-site
    • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 13
      𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃𐰠𐰃𐰏:𐰴𐰆𐰺𐱃𐰍𐰀:𐰖𐰆𐰺𐱃𐰀:𐰴𐰞𐰢𐰃𐰾
      teŋrilig:qurtɣa:yurtda:qalmïš
      A devout old woman remained (alone) in a (deserted) camp.

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