𐰼

Old Turkic

Etymology 1

Letter

𐰼 (r²)

1. A letter of the Old Turkic runic script, representing /r²/, used with front vowels.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *er- (“to be (aux.)”). Compare Turkish i- (“to be”), Yakut эр (er, “to be”).

Verb

𐰼 (er-)

1. to be (something, somewhere)

Related terms

• 𐰼𐰨 (erinč)
• 𐰼𐱅𐰃 (erti)
• 𐰼𐰢𐰾 (ermiš)
• 𐰼𐰾𐰼 (erser)

See also

• 𐰉𐰆𐰞 (bol-)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Turkic *ēr (“man”). Compare Khakas ир (ir), Turkish er.

Noun

𐰼 (er)

1. man, human male

References

• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “er”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 192-193