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𐰋𐰃𐰼𐰚𐰃

biriki

Meaning:
united

The formation of biriki is disputed. Clauson interprets it as a deverbal adjective of birik-, often analyzed with a petrified converb in -i; Erdal instead suggests bir + -ki. The runiform spelling has also been transcribed birki.

Examples

Translations

German:
vereint
Russian:
объединённый
Turkish (Azerbaijan):
birləşmiş
Turkish (Türkiye):
birleşmiş

Bibliography 3

  • Dr. Jens Wilkens (2021) Handwörterbuch des Altuigurischen | Eski Uygurcanın El Sözlüğü
    p. 179, birik-
  • Marcel Erdal (1991) Old Turkic Word Formation‎
    vol. II, p. 494, §5.45
  • Gerard Clauson (1972) An etimological dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish
    p. 364a, biriki: