twq̈wz

Old Uyghur

Old Uyghur cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : twq̈wz (tokuz)     Ordinal : twq̈wzwnc (tokuzunč)     Distributive : twq̈wzʾr (tokuzar)     Collective : twq̈wzʾkw (tokuzagu)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tokuŕ (“nine”). Cognate with Chuvash тӑххӑр (tăhhăr), Old Turkic 𐱃𐰸𐰆𐰔 (toquz), Turkish dokuz and Yakut тоҕус (toğus).

Numeral

twq̈wz (tokuz)

1. nine
   • c. 10th century, Maitrisimit Nom Bitig (Maitreyasamitināṭaka Manuscript in Old Uyghur)‎^[1], MaitrGeng 0023-0027):

     [..] ʾwn ʾwyγwr ʾyly .. ʾwtwz tykyt ʾwγlʾny .. twq̈wz ʾylcy pylkʾsy .. mynk tʾpynwr twymʾn ʾycrʾkylʾry pyrlʾ mynk twymʾn yylq̈ʾ tʾky ʾyl ʾʾšʾyw yrlyq̈ʾmʾq̈lʾry pwlzwnlʾr ..

     On Uygur éli; otuz tégit oglanï, tokuz élči bilgäsi, mïŋ tapïnur, tümän ičräkiläri birlä mïŋ tümän yïlka tägi él ašayu yarlïkamaklarï bolzunlar.

     Ten-Uyghurs' State; with its thirty prince sons, its nine ministers, with thousand servants and ten thousand members of its court will enjoy up to a million years as an empire!

   • 1687, Altun Yaruk Manuscript, Book 4 (Golden Light Sutra in Old Uyghur)‎^[2], AY.B04.14.v00:

     twq̈wz ʾʾltmys [***]

     ^{[Baštïnkï]} tokuz altmïš ...

     [Leaflet] Fifty Nine: ...

   • 1687, Altun Yaruk Manuscript, Book 13 (Golden Light Sutra in Old Uyghur)‎^[3]:

     ʾʾdyn [***]lm[***]š twq̈wz pwlwnk yynkʾq̈lʾryq

     ...adïn [ka]lm[ï]š tokuz buluŋ yïŋaklarïg...

     [The] other nine cardinal directions and regions...

Descendants

• Western Yugur: tohğəs