尉犁
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (尉犁) | 尉 | 犁 | |
| simp. #(尉犁) | 尉 | 犁 | |
Etymology
First attested in the Book of Han.
The etymology was discussed in detail in the article On the Place Name Yuli and Rouran (《尉犁地名和柔然源流考》) by Li Shuhui (李树辉).
The name Yuli was postulated to have come from Turkic (J)yrægir (“one who is stationed; one who stays”), the name of a Turkic clan, and derived from yræ- (verb form yryk, “to be stationed in”) + -gir (adjectival suffix).
Both (J)yrægir and yryk were said to be recorded in the ancient dictionary Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk, although the exact Arabic-script forms are unknown, perhaps اُرَكِرْ (Üregir), يُرَكِرْ (Yüregir), the 15th clan of the Oghuz.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yùlí
- Wade–Giles: Yü4-li2
- Yale: Yù-lí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuhli
- Palladius: Юйли (Jujli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y⁵¹ li³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wat1 lai4
- Yale: wāt làih
- Cantonese Pinyin: wat7 lai4
- Guangdong Romanization: wed1 lei4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐt̚⁵ lɐi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
尉犁
- (～國) (historical) State of Yuli (former state in the Western Regions)
- (～縣) Yuli (a county of Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang, China)
- (～鎮) Yuli (a town in Yuli, Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang, China)