Uyghur

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *yarpuŕ.[1] Cognates with Karakhanid یَرْبُزْ (yarpuz), Turkish yarpuz, Uzbek yalpiz. Also, Compare to Southern Altai јалаҥ (ǰalaŋ), etc.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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يالپۇز (yalpuz) (plural يالپۇزلار (yalpuzlar))

  1. field mint, peppermint

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “yarpuz”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 957

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