Old Uyghur

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Old Uyghur cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : 𐽰𐽳𐽺 (on)
    Ordinal : 𐽰𐽳𐽺𐽳𐽺𐽽 (onunč)
    Distributive : 𐽰𐽳𐽺𐽰𐽾 (onar)
    Collective : 𐽰𐽳𐽺𐽰𐽷𐽳 (onagu)

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *ōn (ten). Cognate with Chuvash вуннӑ (vunnă), Old Turkic 𐰆𐰣 (on), Turkish on and Yakut уон (uon).

Numeral

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𐽰𐽳𐽺 (on)

  1. ten
    • c. 10th century, Maitrisimit Nom Bitig (Maitreyasamitināṭaka Manuscript in Old Uyghur)[1], MaitrGeng 1354-1355:
      𐽰𐽳𐽺𐾀𐽶𐽺 𐽶𐽶𐽺𐽷𐽰𐽵𐾄 𐽾 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐽳𐽺 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐾁𐽽𐽶𐽾𐽹𐽰𐽷 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐽺𐾁𐽰𐽾 𐽰𐽶𐽿𐾅𐾀𐽶𐾁𐾀𐽶 𐾈
      Ontïn yïŋak [ï]r, oyun, külčirmek ünler éštilti.
      Voices of [people] singing, playing [and] laughing were heard from ten directions.
    • 1687, Altun Yaruk Manuscript, Parchment 1 (Golden Light Sutra in Old Uyghur)[2], AY.P1.00.16.v19-v21:
      𐽾𐽰𐾀𐽺𐽰𐽱𐽽𐽶𐽾𐽺𐽶𐽺𐽷 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐽸𐽳𐽷𐽺𐽶𐽺𐽷𐽰 𐾀𐽳𐽺𐽷𐽷𐽳𐽱𐽰𐽺 𐽻𐽳𐽻𐽰𐽵𐽶𐽺𐾀𐽰 𐽰𐽳𐽳𐽺𐽽 𐽰𐽰𐽶 𐽶𐽷𐽾𐽹𐽶 𐾀𐽳𐽾𐾀𐽶 𐽵𐽳𐾀𐾁𐽳𐽵 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽺 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐽴𐽰 𐽼𐽶𐾀𐽶𐽶𐽳 𐾀𐽳𐾁𐽳 𐽼𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽶 𐾈
      Ratnavačïrnïŋ ötügiŋe, Toŋguvan suzakïnta, onunč ay yégirmi törti kutlug kün üze bitiyü tolu boltï.
      The plea of Ratnavajra of the village of Dōngguān, on the fortunate twenty-fourth day of the tenth month, is written (and recorded) in full.

Descendants

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  • Western Yugur: on