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Corpus of Old Turkic

𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃-

biti-

Meaning:
to inscribe, to write
Although not used in modern Turkic languages anymore, the word was preserved in the nouns “bitik” (an archaism: letter, paper; a written piece of paper) and “bitikçi” (a scribe, writer's position that existed in some Eastern countries during the Middle Ages).

Word family

In modern languages (3 / 22)

Select a region to see the cognate.
Language Cognate
Turkmen No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Turkish (Azerbaijan) The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Turkish (Türkiye) The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Salar pişdi-
Gagauz No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Crimean No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Uyghur püt-
Uzbek bit-
Kazakh No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Nogai No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Siberian Tatar No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Kyrgyz No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Altai No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Alan No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Kumyk No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Tatar No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Bashkir No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Tıva No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Khakas No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Sakha (Yakut, Dolgan) No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Khalaj No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Chuvash No cognate has been entered for this language yet.

Examples

Irk Bitig: The Book of Omens

1

Bilgä Kagan inscriptions

2

Tonyuquq inscriptions

1

Kültegin inscriptions

2

Biography of Xuánzàng

15

Maitrisimit - A Buddhist Apocalypse

2

Translations

German:
schreiben, einritzen
Russian:
писать, наносить
Turkish (Azerbaijan):
yazmaq, qələmə almaq
Turkish (Türkiye):
yazmak, kaleme almak
Uzbek:
bitmoq

Bibliography 3

  • Международная Тюркская Академия (2016) Древнетюркский словарь
    111
  • Gerard Clauson (1972) An etimological dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish
    299-300
  • Talat Tekin (1965) A grammar of Orkhon Turkic
    316