Uyghur

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Etymology

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From Persian تمثیل (tamsil), from Arabic تَمْثِيل (tamṯīl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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تەمسىل (temsil) (plural تەمسىللەر (temsiller))

  1. adage, proverb, saying
  2. analogy, metaphor

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