𐰞𐰯

alp

Meaning:
tough, brave, hero

In modern languages

Select a region to see the cognate.
Language Cognate
Turkmen -
Turkish (Azerbaijan) alp
Turkish (Türkiye) alp
Salar -
Gagauz -
Crimean -
Uyghur alp
Uzbek alp
Kazakh alıp
Nogai -
Siberian Tatar -
Kyrgyz alp
Altai alıp
Alan -
Kumyk -
Tatar alıp
Bashkir alıp
Tıva albıg*
Khakas alıp
Sakha (Yakut, Dolgan) alıp
Khalaj -
Chuvash ulăp

* Meaning shifted

Examples

Irıq Bitig
3
Bilgä Qagan
4
Tonyuquq
6
Kül Tegin
5
El-Etmiş Yabgu
1

Translations

German:
hart, mutig, der Held
Kazakh:
alıp
Kyrgyz:
alp
Russian:
сильный, храбрый, герой
Turkish (Azerbaijan):
alp, cəsur
Turkish (Türkiye):
alp, cesur, yiğit
Turkmen:
batyr, gahryman
Uzbek:
alp
  • Clauson (1972) An etimological dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish p. 127-128
    alp
  • Tekin (1993) Book of Omens
    (a)lp - tough, brave, hero