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Uyghur
Etymology
From Chagatai ییلكان (yelken), from Common Turkic *yelken, derived from Proto-Turkic *yẹl (“wind”). Cognates with Turkish yelken, Uzbek yelkan, Southern Altai јелгин (ǰelgin), Kumyk елкен (yelken).
Pronunciation
Noun
يەلكەن • (yelken) (plural يەلكەنلەر (yelkenler))
- sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)
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