cyvšʾxwn

Old Uyghur

Etymology

Derived from Common Turkic *čïbša- (“to sour”).^[1] Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (çuvşāmāk, “to sour”), [script needed] (çuvşātmāk, “to make sour”), [script needed] (çıvşātmāk, “to make sour”), [script needed] (çıvşāŋ, “sour”).

Adjective

cyvšʾxwn (čïvšaɣun)

sour

References

^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “çıvşa:ğun”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 399

Caferoğlu, Ahmet (1968) “çıvşaġun”, in Eski Uygur Türkçesi Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 260) (in Turkish), Istanbul: Edebiyat Fakültesi Basımevi, page 62

[1] Clauson, Gerard (1972) “çıvşa:ğun”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 399

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