Old Uyghur

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *yapurgak. Cognate with Yakut сэбирдэх (sebirdeq), Turkish yaprak.

Noun

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yʾpyrqʾq̈ (yapïrğaq)

  1. leaf
    • c. 1000, Biography of Xuanzang[1]:
      yʾpyrqʾq̈y ywrwnk ʾrty? [***]
      yapırgaqı yürüŋ ärti?ŋü...
      Its leaves are bright...