𐰼
Old Turkic
Etymology 1
Letter
𐰼 (r²)
- 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-)
- to be (something, somewhere)
Related terms
See also
- 𐰉𐰆𐰞 (bol-)
Etymology 3
From Proto-Turkic *ēr (“man”). Compare Khakas ир (ir), Turkish er.
Noun
𐰼 (er)
References
- Clauson, Gerard (1972) “er”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 192-193