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Corpus of Old Turkic

𐰋𐰤 ,𐰢𐰤

män, bän

Meaning:
1. I 2. I am
Related:
𐰆𐰞 [ol]

In modern languages (21 / 22)

Select a region to see the cognate.
Language Cognate
Turkmen men
Turkish (Azerbaijan) mən
Turkish (Türkiye) ben
Salar men
Gagauz bän
Crimean men
Uyghur men
Uzbek men
Kazakh men
Nogai men
Siberian Tatar No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Kyrgyz men
Altai men
Alan men
Kumyk men
Tatar min
Bashkir min
Tıva men
Khakas min
Sakha (Yakut, Dolgan) min
Khalaj mən
Chuvash épĕ

Examples

Irk Bitig: The Book of Omens

16

Bilgä Kagan inscriptions

9

Tonyuquq inscriptions

16

Kültegin inscriptions

3

Yenisei finds (E1-E154)

3

Boyla Kutlug Yargan inscriptions

2

Biography of Xuánzàng

82

Altun Yaruk

37

Maitrisimit - A Buddhist Apocalypse

53

Translations

German:
1. ich (Personalpronomen 1. Person Singular) 2. ich bin
Kazakh:
1. Мен (бірінші жақ жалғыз тұлғаның есімдігі); 2. -мін, -мын, -бін, -бын, -пын, -пін
Kyrgyz:
1. men
Russian:
1. я (местоимение личное 1-го л. ед. ч.) 2. я есть, я являюсь
Turkish (Azerbaijan):
1. mən (birinci şəxs, tək); 2. -am, -əm
Turkish (Türkiye):
1. ben (1. tekil şahıs zamiri); 2. -ım, im
Turkmen:
1. men; 2. -in
Uzbek:
1. men; 2. -man

Bibliography 3

  • Международная Тюркская Академия (2016) Древнетюркский словарь
  • Gerard Clauson (1972) An etimological dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish
    346
  • Talat Tekin (1965) A grammar of Orkhon Turkic