𐰘𐰨𐰇:𐰇𐰏𐰔

Old Turkic

Etymology

From 𐰘𐰨𐰇 (yinčü, “pearl”) +‎ 𐰇𐰏𐰔 (ögüz, “river”), literally “Pearl River”, likely a calque from Middle Persian origin, whence also Ancient Greek Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτης (Iaxártēs). More at Syr Darya.

Proper noun

𐰘𐰨𐰇:𐰇𐰏𐰔 (Yinčü Ögüz)

1. Syr Darya
   • 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, S3

     𐰸𐰆𐰺𐰃𐰍𐰺𐰆:𐰘𐰨𐰇:𐰇𐰏𐰔:𐰚𐰲𐰀:𐱅𐰢𐰼𐰴𐰯𐰍𐰴𐰀:𐱅𐰏𐰃:𐰾𐰇𐰠𐰓𐰢

     qurïɣaru:yinčü:ögüz:keče:temir:qapïɣqa:tegi:süledim

     Westwards I went on campaigns up to the Iron Gate beyond Syr Darya...

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) “yinčü ögüz”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 403