تینگری

Chagatai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *teŋri (“god, sky”). commonly written as Chagatai تینگری تعالی (“tengri ta'ala”) in literature, still used commonly in such way by Uzbeks of Afghanistan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰe̞ŋri/

Noun

تینگری (teŋri)

1. God Allah

   Synonym: الله

2. sky

Descendants

• Uyghur: تەڭرى (tengri)
• Uzbek: tangri