Uyghur

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Etymology

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From يېپىشـ (yëpish-, to stick, to cling to) +‎ ـقاق (-qaq). Cognates with Turkish yapışkan.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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يېپىشقاق (yëpishqaq)

  1. sticky, adhesive
  2. (figuratively) nagging, pestering

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