Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Chinese 縞帶 (MC kawX|kawH tajH).

Noun

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𐰸𐱃𐰖 (qutay)

  1. silk
    Synonym: 𐰃𐰾𐰏𐱅𐰃 (išgiti)
    • 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, S5
      𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣:𐰚𐰇𐰢𐱁:𐰃𐰾𐰏𐱅𐰃:𐰸𐰆𐱃𐰖:𐰉𐰆𐰭𐰽𐰔:𐰨𐰀:𐰋𐰃𐰼𐰇𐰼
      altun:kümüš:išgiti:qutay:buŋsïz:anča:bérür
      They give us gold, silver and silk in abundance.

References

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  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “qutay”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 348
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “kutay”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 607-608