Uyghur edit

Etymology edit

From يەر (yer) +‎ يۈز (yüz). Cognates with Turkish yeryüzü.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

يەريۈزى (yeryüzi) (plural يەريۈزىلەر (yeryüziler))

  1. (geography) Earth's surface, ground
  2. (geography) Earth's crust
  3. the World

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