𐰾𐰇𐰭𐱁

Old Turkic

Etymology 1

From 𐰾𐰇𐰭 (süŋ-, “to pierce”) +‎ 𐱁 (-üš) itself inherited from Proto-Turkic *süŋ- (“to pierce, to war”). Cognate with 𐰾𐰇𐰭𐱁 (süŋüš-, “to fight, to war”), 𐰾𐰇𐰭𐰏 (süŋüg, “lance, spear”).

Noun

𐰾𐰇𐰭𐱁 (süŋüš)

1. battle, war
   • 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, E40, Mongolia

     𐰆𐰞𐰍:𐰾𐰇𐰭𐱁:𐰾𐰇𐰭𐱁𐰢𐱁

     uluɣ:süŋüš:süŋüšmüš

     He fought a great battle, we were told.

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) “süŋüš”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 372
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “süŋüş”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 842

Etymology 2

From 𐰾𐰇𐰭 (süŋ-, “to pierce”) +‎ 𐱁 (-üš) itself inherited from Proto-Turkic *süŋ- (“to pierce, to war”). Cognate with 𐰾𐰇𐰭𐱁 (süŋüš, “battle, war”), 𐰾𐰇𐰭𐰏 (süŋüg, “lance, spear”).

Verb

𐰾𐰇𐰭𐱁 (süŋüš-)

1. (intransitive) to fight, battle, war
   • 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, E40

     𐰆𐰞𐰍:𐰾𐰇𐰭𐱁:𐰾𐰇𐰭𐱁𐰢𐱁

     uluɣ:süŋüš:süŋüšmüš

     He fought a great battle, we were told.

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) “süŋüš-”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 372
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “süŋüş-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 842