يېزا

Uyghur

Alternative forms

• يېزى (yëzi), يەزى (yezi), يازى (yazi) — dialectal

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai یازی (yʾzy /⁠yazı⁠/), from Proto-Turkic *yaŕï.

Noun

يېزا • (yëza) (plural يېزىلار (yëzilar))

1. village, hamlet

   Synonyms: جاڭزى (jangzi), كەنت (kent), سەھرا (sehra)

2. countryside

Derived terms

• يېزىلىق (yëziliq, “village”, adjective)

References

• 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, page 813