Old Turkic edit

Etymology edit

Unknown.

Proper noun edit

𐰉𐰆𐰢𐰣 (Bumïn)

  1. Bumin, the first khagan and the founder of the First Turkic Khaganate
    • 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, E1
      𐰚𐰃𐰾𐰃:𐰆𐰍𐰞𐰃𐰦𐰀:𐰇𐰔𐰀:𐰲𐰃𐰢:𐰯𐰀𐰢:𐰉𐰆𐰢𐰣:𐰴𐰍𐰣:𐰃𐰾𐱅𐰢𐰃:𐰴𐰍𐰣:𐰆𐰞𐰺𐰢𐱁
      kiši:oɣlïnta:üze:ečim:apam:bumïn:qaɣan:istemi:qaɣan:olurmïš
      Over the human beings, my ancestors Bumin Khagan and Istemi Khagan became rulers.
  2. a male given name

References edit

  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “bum(ï)n”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 321