Uyghur

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *duj- (to perceive (by ears or nose), notice).

Cognate with Kazakh тұйғы (tūiğy, sensation, instinct), Uzbek tuygʻu (sensation, instinct), Bashkir тойғо (toyğo, sensation, instinct), Turkmen duýgy (sensation, feeling), Turkish duygu (sensation, feeling), Azerbaijani duyğu (sensation, feeling), etc.

Noun

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تۇيغۇ (tuyghu) (plural تۇيغۇلار (tuyghular))

  1. feeling, sensation, perception