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Old Turkic
Etymology
From 𐰘𐰨𐰇 (yinčü, “pearl”) + 𐰇𐰏𐰔 (ögüz, “river”), literally “Pearl River”, likely a calque from Middle Persian origin, whence also Ancient Greek Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτης (Iaxártēs). More at Syr Darya.
Proper noun
𐰘𐰨𐰇:𐰇𐰏𐰔 (Yinčü Ögüz)
- Syr Darya
- 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, S3
𐰸𐰆𐰺𐰃𐰍𐰺𐰆:𐰘𐰨𐰇:𐰇𐰏𐰔:𐰚𐰲𐰀:𐱅𐰢𐰼𐰴𐰯𐰍𐰴𐰀:𐱅𐰏𐰃:𐰾𐰇𐰠𐰓𐰢- qurïɣaru:yinčü:ögüz:keče:temir:qapïɣqa:tegi:süledim
- Westwards I went on campaigns up to the Iron Gate beyond Syr Darya...
References
- Tekin, Talât (1968) “yinčü ögüz”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 403