Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yaruk (light), equivalent to 𐰖𐰺𐰆 (yaru-, to shine) +‎ 𐰸 (-uq). Cognate with Uzbek yorugʻ, Kazakh жарық (jaryq), Yakut сырдык (sırdık).

Noun

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𐰖𐰺𐰸 (yaruq)

  1. light
    • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 26
      𐰴𐰢𐰍:𐰇𐰔𐰀:𐰖𐰺𐰸:𐰉𐰆𐰞𐱃𐰃:𐱅𐰃𐰼
      qamaɣ:üze:yaruq:boltï:tér
      The light shone over everything, it says.

References

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  • Tekin, Talât (1993) “y(a)ruk”, in Irk Bitig: The Book of Omens, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 68
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “yaruk”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 962