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Chinese
Etymology
Ultimately from a form which also gave rise to the name Türk (cf. 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (Türük)), but the phonetics are difficult to reconcile.
It has been suggested that this is a transcription of Rouran *türküt, a plural of the Mongolic type, composed of *türk + *-üt (cf. Khalkha Mongolian -үүд (-üüd)) (Pelliot, 1915). Pulleyblank (1965) proposed that this is a direct transcription of Türk.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
突厥
- (historical) Göktürks
- Turk (collective name for various Turkic ethnic groups)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Lee, Joo-Yup (2016) “The Historical Meaning of the Term Turk and the Nature of the Turkic Identity of the Chinggisid and Timurid Elites in Post-Mongol Central Asia”, in Central Asiatic Journal, volume 59, numbers 1–2, →DOI, pages 101–32
Japanese
Alternative spelling
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突厥 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
突厥 • (Tokketsu)
- the Turks
- Mongolia
Derived terms
Korean
Proper noun
突厥 • (Dolgwol) (hangeul 돌궐)
- hanja form? of 돌궐 (“Turk; Göktürk”)
Vietnamese
Proper noun
突厥
- chữ Hán form of Đột Quyết (“Turk; Göktürk”).