ağız ‘the mouth’ in an anatomical sense; hence ‘the mouth (of a river)’ or any sort of aperture; and in some modern languages ‘what the mouth says, a claim or representation’. S.i.a.m.l.g. w. phonetic changes; used in many phr. and idioms, see, e.g., R I 179-82. Türkü viii ff. semi:z at ağzı: katığ boltı: ‘the fat horse’s mouth became hard’ IrkB 65; a.o. 27 (emsi:-): Man. üç ağzın ‘three (commandments must be obeyed) with the mouth’ Chuas. 193: Uyğ. viii ff. Man.-A neteğ yeme elig ağazka sevük erür ‘and just as the hand is dear to the mouth’ MI 23, 6: Man. ağızınta sizni öge alkayu ‘praising (Hend.) you with their mouths’ TT III 97; (keep the commandment) ağız arığın ermek ‘that the mouth should be pure’ do. 140: Bud. ağız ‘mouth’ (anatomical) is common PP 70, 1; 71, 1; U III 36, 21; 37, 30; U IV 22, 296, etc.: Civ. ağız (TT VIII 1.2 and 3 a:ğız) (anatomical) is common in H I and II. xiv Chin.-Uyğ. Diet. kuan k’o ‘the mouth of a pass’ (Giles 6,368; 6,174) tağnıŋ ağızı R I 167; Ligeti 126: Xak. xi ağız ‘the mouth’ (fuha) of a river, the mouth (fam) of a wineskin, jar, or well; ağız ‘the mouth’ (fam) of a man or any animal Kaş. I 55 (prov.); 14 o.o.: KB kızıl ağzı (the partridge’s) ‘red bill’ 76; (bow your neck to fate but) koni tut ağız ‘keep your mouth upright’ 1431; a.o. 2687: xiii(?) At. 155, 162; Tef. 37: xiv al-fam ağız Mel. 47, 1; Rif. 140: Çağ. xv ff. ağz dahan ‘mouth’ San. 44r. 2; ağız do. 16: Xwar. xiv ağız ‘mouth’ MN 116, etc.: Kom. xiv ‘mouth’ ağız/ağz CCI; ağız/avuz CCG; Gr. 30: Kip./Tkm. xiv ağız al-fam; in Kip. a’ız (sic) İd. 17: xv al-fam ağız Kav. 60, 13; awz Tuh. 27b. 4: Osm. xiv ff. ağız ‘mouth’, and in various idioms; c.i.a.p. TTS I 9-10; II 11-12; III 7, 9; IV 7, 10-11.
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