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Salar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yalŋuz, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yalïŋ. Compare to Turkish yalnız, Southern Altai јаҥыс (ǰaŋïs), Kyrgyz жалгыз (jalgız), etc.
Pronunciation
- (Qingshui, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key):
- (Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): ,
- (Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA(key):
Adjective
yalğuz
- lonely, alone
References
- Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “yalğuz”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 344
- Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “yalğuz”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon, Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 123
- Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “yalğuz”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 329