Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/orun
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This Proto-Turkic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Turkic
Usually considered simplex however there have been multiple theories on its origin and derivation.
- Dybo suggests a borrowing from Middle Chinese 龍 (MC ljowng).[1]
- Tezcan suggests a derivation from *olur- (“to sit”),[2] this would give an earlier form *olrun, which would then become *ōrun with consonant deletion.[3]
- EDAL also suggests a hypothetical unattested verb *or- from whence *ordu (“royal camp”) and *ortu (“middle”) hypothetically comes.[4]
Noun
*orun
Declension
Declension of *orun
| Singular 3) | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | *orun |
| Accusative | *orunug, *orunnï1) |
| Genitive | *orunnuŋ |
| Dative | *orunka |
| Locative | *orunta |
| Ablative | *oruntan |
| Allative | *orungaru |
| Instrumental 2) | *orunun |
| Equative 2) | *orunča |
| Similative 2) | *orunlayu |
| Comitative 2) | *orunlugu |
1) Originally only in pronominal declension.
2) The original instrumental, equative, similative & comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
3) Plurality is disputed in Proto-Turkic. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page in Wikibooks.
2) The original instrumental, equative, similative & comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
3) Plurality is disputed in Proto-Turkic. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page in Wikibooks.
Derived terms
- ⇒ *or(u)n-a- (“to reserve a place”)
- ⇒ *orna-ĺč- (“to settle down”)
Descendants
- Oghur:
- Chuvash: вырӑн (vyrăn)
- Common Turkic:
References
- ^ Dybo, A. V. (2007) Lingvističeskije kontakty rannix tjurkov: leksičeskij fond, pratjurkskij period [Language contacts of early Turks. The Proto-Turkic period] (in Russian), Moscow: Oriental Literature, Russian Academy of Sciences, page 84
- ^ Tezcan, Semih (2010), "Etimoloji Önerileri", in III. Uluslararası Türkiyat Araştırmaları Sempozyumu, page 827
- ^ Tekin, Talât (1995) Türk Dillerinde Birincil Uzun Ünlüler [Primary Long Vowels in Turkic Languages] (Türk Dilleri Araştırmaları Dizisi; 13), Ankara: T.C. Kültür Bakanlığı, →ISBN, page 164
- ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*or-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
- al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074) Besim Atalay, transl., Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Tercümesi [Translation of the “Compendium of the languages of the Turks”] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 521) (in Turkish), 1985 edition, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 1939–1943
- Clauson, Gerard (1972) “orun”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 233
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “orun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 365
- Sevortjan, E. V. (1974) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, page 477