𐰪

𐰪 U+10C2A, 𐰪 OLD TURKIC LETTER ORKHON ENY ← 𐰩 [U+10C29] Old Turkic 𐰫 → [U+10C2B]

See also: 𐰫

Old Turkic

Etymology 1

Letter

𐰪 (ń)

1. A letter of the Old Turkic runic script, representing /ɲ/

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ań- (“to fear”). Cognate with Mongolian айх (ajx).

Verb

𐰪 (ań-)

1. (intransitive) to fear

   Synonyms: 𐰴𐰆𐰺𐰴 (qorq-), 𐰇𐰼𐰛 (ürk-), 𐰖𐰃𐰣 (ayïn-)

   • 8th century CE, Tonyukuk Inscription, IIS1

     𐰪𐰯:𐱃𐰍𐰴𐰀:𐱅𐰔𐰃𐰚:𐱃𐰸𐰺𐰽𐰃𐰤

     ańïp:taɣqa:tezik:toqarsïn

     ...Having feared the Arabic tribes and Tocharians...

Derived terms

• 𐰪𐰃𐰍 (ańïɣ, “bad, evil”)
• 𐰪𐱃 (ańït-, “to frighten”)
• 𐰖𐰃𐰣 (ayïn-, “to fear”)

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) “ań-”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 305