يەلكەن
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Uyghur[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Chagatai ییلكان (yelken), from Common Turkic *yelken, derived from Proto-Turkic *yẹl (“wind”). Cognates with Turkish yelken, Uzbek yelkan, Southern Altai јелгин (ǰelgin), Kumyk елкен (yelken).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
يەلكەن • (yelken) (plural يەلكەنلەر (yelkenler))
- sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)
Further reading[edit]
- 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
Categories:
- Uyghur terms inherited from Chagatai
- Uyghur terms derived from Chagatai
- Uyghur terms inherited from Common Turkic
- Uyghur terms derived from Common Turkic
- Uyghur terms derived from Proto-Turkic
- Uyghur 2-syllable words
- Uyghur terms with IPA pronunciation
- Uyghur lemmas
- Uyghur nouns
- Uyghur countable nouns
- ug:Ship parts