Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Derived from Proto-Turkic *ań- (to fear), equivalent to 𐰪 (ań-, to fear) +‎ 𐰃𐰣 (-ïn). Cognate with Mongolian айх (ajx).

Verb

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𐰖𐰃𐰣 (ayïn-)

  1. (intransitive) to fear
    Synonyms: 𐰴𐰆𐰺𐰴 (qorq-), 𐰇𐰼𐰛 (ürk-), 𐰪 (ań-)
    • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 19
      𐰴𐰆𐰺𐰴𐰢𐰀:𐰓𐰏𐰇𐱅𐰃:𐰇𐱅𐰇𐰤:𐰖𐰃𐰣𐰢𐰀:𐰓𐰏𐰇𐱅𐰃:𐰖𐰞𐰉𐰺:𐱅𐰃𐰼
      qorqma:edgüti:ötün:ayïnma:edgüti:yalbar:tér
      'Fear not, pray well; do not be afraid, implore well!' it says.
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References

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  • Tekin, Talât (1993) “(a)yın-”, in Irk Bitig: The Book of Omens, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 48
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ayın-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 274