Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *say (area covered with stones; shallow). Cognate with Azerbaijani say.

Noun

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𐰽𐰗 (say)

  1. gravel, pebble
    • 8-10th century CE, Kemçik-Çıgrak (e-41)
      𐰽𐰗:𐱆𐰐:𐰽𐰻𐰎:𐰡𐰣𐰢
      say:teg:sarïɣ:altunum
      My gold that is yellow like gravel...

References

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  • Abuseitova, M. Kh, Bukhatuly, B., editors (2008), “𐰽𐰖”, in TÜRIK BITIG, Language Committee of Ministry of Culture and Information of Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Erhan Aydın, (2013), “Yenisey Yazıtlarındaki Tek Örnekler”, Türkbilig, vol: 36, page: 37-49.[1]
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “say”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 858