ئىستەك

Uyghur

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *īŕteg,[1] from *īŕte- (“to seek, to pursue”). Cognates with Turkish istek. Also, Compare to Kyrgyz издөө (izdöö), Southern Altai истеер (isteer), etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔistɛk/

Noun

ئىستەك • (istek) (plural ئىستەكلەر (istekler))

  1. aspiration, wish, dream

References
  1. Clauson, Gerard (1972) “iste:g”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 242

Further reading
  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN
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