Uyghur

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *ēŋek.[1][2] Cognates with Turkish enek (dialectal), Bashkir эйәк (eyək), Tatar ияк (iyak), Southern Altai ээк (eek), Turkmen eňek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ئىڭەك (i'ngek) (plural ئىڭەكلەر (i'ngekler))

  1. chin
  2. lower jaw

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “eŋek”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 183
  2. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*ēŋ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Further reading

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  • 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