𐰘𐰨𐰇

Old Turkic

Alternative forms

  • 𐰘𐰃𐰨𐰇 (y²inčü)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yinčü, itself borrowed from Middle Chinese 珍珠 (MC trin tsyu, “pearl, gem”). Cognate with Chuvash ӗнчӗ (ĕnč̬ĕ), Turkish inci (“pearl”), Uzbek inju, Bashkir ынйы (ınyı), Yakut чөмчүүк (cömcüük). Compare also Hungarian gyöngy, Russian же́мчуг (žémčug), Turkic borrowings.

Noun

𐰘𐰨𐰇 (yinčü)

  1. pearl

Derived terms

References

  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “yinčü”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 403
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “yinçü”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 944
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