𐰉𐰞𐰀

Old Turkic

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Turkic *āb (“hunt, chase”), equivalent to 𐰉 (ab, “hunt”) +‎ 𐰞𐰀 (-la). Cognate with, Turkish avlamak. Compare also Manchu ᠠᠪᠠᠯᠠᠮᠪᡳ (abalambi).

Verb

𐰉𐰞𐰀 (abla-)

to hunt
- 8th century CE, Kul-Chur Inscription, W9
  𐰉:𐰉𐰞𐰀𐰽𐰺
  ab:ablasar
  While hunting...

References

Tekin, Talât (1968) “abla-”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 299
Clauson, Gerard (1972) “avla:-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 10

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