Uyghur

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *erdem,[1] from *ēr (man, male). Cognates with Turkish erdem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ئەردەم (erdem) (plural ئەردەملەر (erdemler))

  1. morals, virtue, morality

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “erdem”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 206

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