𐰤𐰀

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Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *nē- (what). Cognate with Chuvash мӗн (mĕn), Turkish ne, Uzbek na, Bashkir ни (ni), Tuvan чүү (çüü).

Pronoun

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𐰤𐰀 (ne)

  1. what
    • 8th century CE, Tonyukuk Inscription, IN8
      𐰋𐰤:𐰾𐰭𐰀:𐰤𐰀:𐰖𐰖𐰃𐰤:𐱅𐰃𐰓𐰃
      ben:saŋa:ne:ayayïn:tédi
      'What (else) shall I say to you?' he said.

Derived terms

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