Uyghur edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. wildfire

Further reading edit

  • 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