Bashkir

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Етегән

Etymology

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From *yetigän (Ursa Major), from Proto-Turkic Proto-Turkic *yẹt(t)i (seven).

Cognate with Old Uyghur 𐽶𐽶𐾀𐽶𐽷𐽰𐽺 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Yétigen yultuz, Ursa Major);[1][2] Tatar җидегән (cidegän), Nogai Етеген (Yetegen), Kyrgyz Жетиген (Jetigen), Khakas Чидіген (Çidìgen), Tofa Чеді Ӄан (Çediqan).

Compare also Kazakh жетіген (jetıgen, a seven-stringed musical instrument).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jɪ̞.tɪ̞.ˈɡæn]
  • Hyphenation: Е‧те‧гән

Proper noun

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Етегән (transliteration needed)

  1. (astronomy) Ursa Major

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Nadeljajev, V. M.; Nasilov, D. M.; Tenišev, E. R.; Ščerbak, A. M., editors (1969), Drevnetjurkskij slovarʹ [Dictionary of Old Turkic] (in Russian), Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, Nauka, page 259
  2. ^ Wilkens, Jens (2021) “(1) Yetigän”, in Handworterbuch des Altuigurischen, Göttingen: Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, page 894