مۇستەملىكە

Uyghur

Etymology

From Arabic مُسْتَمْلَكَة (mustamlaka), from the passive participle of اِسْتَمْلَكَ (istamlaka, “to appropriate; to dominate; to own; to master”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mustɛmlikɛ/

Noun

مۇستەملىكە • (mustemlike) (plural مۇستەملىكىلەر (mustemlikiler))

1. colony (region or governmental unit)

Further reading

• Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN