𐰖𐰀𐱁𐰀

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Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yāĺa- (to live), equivalent to 𐰖𐱁 (yaš, age) +‎ 𐰀 (-a). Cognate with Turkish yaşamak, Uzbek yashamoq, Bashkir йәшәү (yəşəw), Khakas чазирға (çazirğa, to live (up to a certain age)).

Verb

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𐰖𐰀𐱁𐰀 (yāša-)

  1. (intransitive) to live
    Synonym: 𐱅𐰃𐰼𐰃 (tiri-)
    • 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, E31
      𐰚𐰇𐰠𐱅𐰃𐰏𐰤:𐰋𐰃𐰼𐰴𐰃𐰺𐰴:𐰖𐰀𐱁𐰖𐰆𐰺:𐰼𐱅𐰃
      kültégin:birqïrq:yāšayur:erti
      Prince Kül had lived up to thirty-one years old then.

References

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  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “yaša-”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 398
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “yaşa:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 976