𐰉𐰽𐰣

Old Turkic

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Turkic *bas- (“to press”), equivalent to 𐰉𐰽 (bas-, “to press”) +‎ 𐰣 (-ïn).

Verb

𐰉𐰽𐰣 (b¹s¹n¹ /basïn-/)

1. (intransitive) to be overwhelmed
   • c. 716 CE, Tonyukuk Inscription, IIW4:

     𐰔:𐱅𐰘𐰤:𐰤𐰀:𐰉𐰽𐰣𐰞𐰢

     az:téyin:ne:basïnalïm

     Why should we feel overwhelmed because of being few?

Alternative forms

• 𐰉𐰽𐰃𐰣 (basïn-)

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968), “basïn-”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 309
• Clauson, Gerard (1972), “basın-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 374