toraq

Salar

Alternative forms

• doraq

Etymology

Cognate with Turkmen toprak.

Pronunciation

• (Jiezi, Gaizi, Chahandusi, Hanbahe, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [torɨχ]
• (Jiezi, Gaizi, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [toːruχ]
• (Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [toːrɨχ]
• (Qingshui, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [torɑχ]
• (Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [toːrɑχ], [torɑːχ]
• (Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): [tʰorɑχ]

Noun

toraq

1. soil
2. earth, ground

References

• 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985) “toraq”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[1], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 85
• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “torax, tōrax, torāx, tōryx, toryx, tōrux”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 514-515
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “torɑχ”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[2], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 168
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “toraq”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary], 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 288