ügü

Prasuni

Etymology

Borrowed from Indo-Aryan. Compare Sanskrit अङ्गुरि (aṅgúri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yˈɡy/ (tone class C)

Noun

ügü (Pronz)

1. finger
2. toe

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ǖgi. Cognate to Turkmen hüwi.

Pronunciation

• (Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): /uɣu/
• (Ashinu, Hualong, Qinghai) IPA^(key): /yɣe/

Noun

ügü (3rd person possessive ügüsi, plural ügüler)

1. owl

References

• 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “ügü”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[2], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, pages 10, 121
• Dwyer, Arienne M. (2007) “ügü”, in Salar: A Study in Inner Asian Language Contact Processes: Part I: Phonology‎^[3], 1st edition, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 250
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “ügü”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 295
• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “ügü”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 264