𐰼𐱅𐰾

Old Turkic

Etymology

Unknown. Compare also Mongolian Эрчис (Erčis), Middle Chinese 額爾齊斯 (MC ngaek nyeX dzej|dzejH sje, “Irtysh river”).

Proper noun

𐰼𐱅𐰾 (Ertiš)

1. the Irtysh river
   • 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, E37

     𐰆𐰞:𐰘𐰃𐰞𐰴𐰀:𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰏𐰾:𐱃𐰯𐰀:𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣:𐰘𐰃𐱁𐰍:𐱃𐰆𐰍𐰀:𐰼𐱅𐰾:𐰇𐰏𐰔𐰏:𐰚𐰲𐰀:𐰖𐰆𐰺𐰃𐰑𐰢𐰔

     ol:yïlqa:türgiš:tapa:altun:yïšïɣ:toɣa:ertiš:ögüzüg:keče:yorïdïmïz

     In that year we marched against the Türgesh climbing over the Altai Mountains crossing over the Irtysh river.

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) “ärtis”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 329