Old Turkic edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Proto-Turkic *til (tongue), equivalent to 𐱅𐰃𐰠 (til) +‎ 𐰀 (-e). Cognate with Turkish dilemek, Uzbek tilamoq, Kazakh тілеу (tıleu).

Verb edit

𐱅𐰃𐰠𐰀 (tile-)

  1. (transitive) to wish
    Synonyms: 𐰖𐰞𐰉𐰺 (yalbar-), 𐰴𐰆𐰞 (qol-)
    • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 24
      𐱅𐰏𐰠𐰝:𐰴𐰆𐰞𐰆𐰣:𐰃𐰼𐰛𐰛:𐰖𐰆𐰦𐰀:𐰢𐰃𐰏:𐱅𐰃𐰠𐰀𐰘𐰇𐰼
      teglük:qulun:érkek:yuntda:emig:tileyür
      A blind foal wishes for an udder on a horse.

References edit

  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “tilä-”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 381
  • Tekin, Talât (1993) “til(ä)-”, in Irk Bitig: The Book of Omens, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 64
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “tile:-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 492