𐰇𐰔

öz

Meaning:
self, essence
Details:
There is a strong evidence that the word ȫŕ in Proto-Turkic is derived from the verb ȫ- (to think) + -ŕ (#{proto.grammar.affixes.r1}) (Räsänen, 1969) and thus can be interpreted as "a tool of thinking". This word became ȫz in Old Turkic (#{grammar.phonetics.shift_r_to_z}).
Synonyms:
𐰚𐰤𐱅𐰇, 𐰚𐰦𐰇 [käntü]
Words with the same root:
𐰇- [ö-]

In modern languages

Select a region to see the cognate.
Language Cognate
Turkmen ö:z
Turkish (Azerbaijan) öz
Turkish (Türkiye) öz
Salar iz
Gagauz -
Crimean öz
Uyghur öz
Uzbek oʻz
Kazakh öz
Nogai öz
Siberian Tatar -
Kyrgyz öz
Altai ös
Alan öz
Kumyk öz
Tatar üz
Bashkir üź
Tıva ètös
Khakas -
Sakha (Yakut, Dolgan) üös
Khalaj -
Chuvash var*

* Meaning shifted

Examples

Irıq Bitig
4
Bilgä Qagan
11
Tonyuquq
10
Kül Tegin
9

Translations

German:
selbst, Wesen
Russian:
сам, сущность
Turkish (Azerbaijan):
öz
Turkish (Türkiye):
öz
Turkmen:
öz
Uzbek:
oʻz
  • M Räsänen (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen p. 376-377
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  • Clauson (1972) An etimological dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish p. 278
    ö:z
  • Doerfer (1963) Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen : unter besonderer Berücksichtigung älterer neupersischer Geschichtsquellen, vor allem der Mongolen- und Timuridenzeit
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  • Академия (2016) Древнетюркский словарь p. 419
    ÖZ I 1. сущность; 2. сам.