twyrt

Old Uyghur

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tȫrt (“four”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐱅 (t²ür²t²), Western Yugur diord.

Noun

twyrt (tört)

  1. four
    • (Can we date this quote?), Berlin Text U 5335‎, BT13.18.02.19-20:
      tynlq twyzy t[??t]wpwlwr [?]w[?]lmʾq tyl[?]q[?] twyrt tytyr
      tınlıg tözi t[??]opolur, [t]o[po]lmak tıl[ta]g[ı] tört tetir
      The root of mankind [???], the causes for [???] is four, it is said.
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