sʾkyz

Old Uyghur

Old Uyghur cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sʾkyz (säkiz)     Ordinal : sʾkyzync (säkizinč)     Distributive : sʾkyzʾr (säkizer)     Collective : sʾkyzykw, sʾkyzʾkw (säkizigü, säkizegü)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sekiŕ (“eight”). Cognate with Chuvash саккӑр (sakkăr), Old Turkic 𐰾𐰚𐰔 (säkiz), Turkish sekiz and Yakut аҕыс (ağıs).

Numeral

sʾkyz (säkiz)

1. eight
   • c. 10th century, Maitrisimit Nom Bitig (Maitreyasamitināṭaka Manuscript in Old Uyghur)‎^[1], r01(MaitrGeng 0356a-0358):

     sʾβʾrty ʾʾtyn ʾʾtʾγwlwq̈ nyptycʾtwrt ʾʾtlʾγ ʾyš kwzdwg ʾwyzʾ dyʾnq̈ʾ nwmq̈ʾ kyrmyš sʾkyz sʾnβʾr ʾycyntʾ twγmyš q̈wtlwγlʾryn ...

     Savarte atïn ataguluk Nyaptičaturt atlag, iš küdük üzä; dyanka, nomka kirmiš säkiz Sanvar ičintä tugmïš kutluglarïn ...

     Through the Svartha, bearing the name Jñapticaturtha; He was born unto Eight Saṃvara, entered upon works and deeds [via] meditation (Dhyāna) [and] teaching...(Dharma)

Descendants

• Western Yugur: saqïs