𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽

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Old Uyghur

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kǖč (power, strength).[1] Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰇𐰲 (küč), Khalaj kîç, Turkish güç, Uzbek kuch, Bashkir көс (kös), Yakut күүс (küüs).

Noun

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𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽 (küč)

  1. power, strength
    • c. 11th century, Story of Prince Kalyāṇaṃkara and Papamkara, LXXX.5:
      𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽𐽶 𐾀𐽰𐽼𐽾𐽰𐽶𐽳 𐽶𐽳𐽾𐽶𐽶𐽳 𐽰𐽳𐽹𐽰𐽸𐽶 𐾈
      ...küči alŋudï, tepreyü yorïyu umadï.
      His strength was waning, he could not move, he could not walk.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “kü:ç”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 693
  • Caferoğlu, Ahmet (1968) Eski Uygur Türkçesi Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 260) (in Turkish), Istanbul: Edebiyat Fakültesi Basımevi, page 120
  • Hamilton, James (2020) “küç”, in Korkut, Ece, Birkan, İsmet, transl., Budacı İyi Kalpli ve Kötü Kalpli Prens Masalının Uygurcası - Prens Kalyāṇaṃkara ve Pāpaṃkara Hikâyesi (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, →ISBN, page 169