Uyghur edit

Etymology edit

From Chagatai تمغا (tamɣa), from Karakhanid تَمْغا (tamɣa), from Common Turkic *tamga.[1] Cognates with Turkish damga.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

تامغا (tamgha) (plural تامغىلار (tamghilar))

  1. seal, stamp, brand

References edit

  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “1 tamğa:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 504

Further reading edit

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN