Uyghur

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Etymology

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From يانـ (yan-, to burn) +‎ ـغىن (-ghin), from Proto-Turkic *yangïn, from *yan. Cognates with Turkish yangın.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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يانغىن (yan'ghin) (plural يانغىنلار (yan'ghinlar))

  1. wildfire

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