Azerbaijani edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *bẹlgü, a derivation of Proto-Turkic *bẹl- (to denote, to designate).[1] Cognates include Turkish belli, Kumyk белги (belgi), Chuvash паллӑ (pallă, sign, label, mark, estimate). Possibly related to Proto-Turkic *bil- (to know).

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

bəlli (comparative daha bəlli, superlative ən bəlli)

  1. known
  2. clear, explicit, obvious
    Synonym: məlum

References edit

  1. ^ Sevortjan, E. V. (1978) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow: Nauka, page 108

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