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ياۋۇز

Uyghur

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *yabïŕ,[1] from *yab- (“to become bad”).[2] Cognates with Turkish yavuz, Southern Altai јабыс (ǰabïs).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ياۋۇز • (yawuz)

  1. ferocious, ruthless
  2. resolute, stern

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “yavız”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 881
  2. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*jAb-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

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
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