Old Turkic

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kol- (to ask for). Cognate with Turkish kolay (easy).

Verb

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𐰴𐰆𐰞 (qol-)

  1. (transitive) to beg, wish, ask for
    Synonyms: 𐰖𐰞𐰉𐰺 (yalbar-), 𐱅𐰃𐰠𐰀 (tile-)
    • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 47
      𐰴𐰆𐱃:𐰴𐰆𐰞𐰢𐰃𐰾
      qut:qolmïš
      He asked for his divine favor.

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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Common Turkic *kul (slave, servant). Cognate with Turkish kul (servant), Uzbek qul, Bashkir ҡол (qol), Yakut кулут (kulut).

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𐰴𐰆𐰞 (qul)

  1. a male slave, servant
    • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 54
      𐰴𐰆𐰞:𐰽𐰉𐰃:𐰋𐰏𐰃𐰭𐰼𐰇:𐰇𐱅𐰇𐰤𐰇𐰼:𐰴𐰆𐰔𐰍𐰆𐰣:𐰽𐰉𐰃:𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃𐰏𐰼𐰇:𐰖𐰞𐰉𐰺𐰆𐰺
      qul:sabï:begiŋerü:ötünür:quzɣun:sabï:teŋrigerü:yalbarur
      The slave's words are a request to his master; the ravens words are a prayer to heaven.
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