يېقىن

Uyghur

Etymology

From *yaqïn “near, close” (compare Old Uyghur [script needed] (jaqïn, “near, close”)), from Proto-Turkic *yakïn, from Proto-Turkic *yak- (“near; approach”).

Adjective

يېقىن • (yëqin)

  1. (time or distance) near; close
    ‏كەچۈرۈڭ، يېقىن ئەتراپتا ھاجەتخانا بارمۇ يوق؟‎‎
    kechürüng, yëqin etrapta hajetxana barmu yoq?
    Excuse me, is there a toilet nearby?
  2. (relationship) close
    ‏ئۇنىڭ يېقىن دوستلىرى ئاز.‎‎
    uning yëqin dostliri az.
    She has very few close friends.
  3. similar; close to

Adverb

يېقىن • (yëqin)

  1. recently
  2. nearly
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