𐱃𐰞𐰆

talu

Meaning:
select, chosen; choice
Alternative spellings:
𐾀𐽰𐾁𐽳

Word family

In modern languages

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Language Cognate
Turkmen No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Turkish (Azerbaijan) No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Turkish (Türkiye) No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Salar No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Gagauz No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Crimean No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Uyghur No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Uzbek No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
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

Irıq Bitig
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Translations

German:
ausgewählt, erlesen, edel; Auswahl
Russian:
отборный, избранный, особенный
Turkish (Türkiye):
seçkin, seçilmiş, nefis, asil; seçim

  • Dr. Jens Wilkens (2021) Handwörterbuch des Altuigurischen: Altuigurisch – Deutsch – Türkisch | Eski Uygurcanın El Sözlüğü: Eski Uygurca – Almanca – Türkçe p. 667
    talu ausgewählt, erlesen, edel || seçkin, seçilmiş, nefis, asil; Auswahl || seçim
  • Международная Тюркская Академия (2016) Древнетюркский словарь p. 561
    TALU отборный, избранный, особенный: jegirmi talu uluɣ jaŋalar двадцать отборных больших слонов (Suv 6044); kẹjim ton talusï könilik tonï избранная из одежд – одежда правдивости (Юг A68); talu ẹrdi qïlqïm barïr bu talu был мой характер особенным, исчезает [теперь] эта особенность (QBN 894).
    ♢ öδrüm talu см. öδrüm; öδürmiš talu см. öδürmiš.
  • Gerard Clauson (1972) An etimological dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish p. 491
    talu: ‘choice, select, chosen’. N.o.a.b. This word has no connection with dalu (sometimes dah/dal) ‘shoulderblade, shoulder’ in some modern languages, which is a Mong. l.-w. Xak. xi talu: ne:p al-şay’ü’l-muxtar ‘something chosen, choice’ Kaş. III 232: KB talu is common, e.g. (the Prophet) bodunda talusı kişide kedi ‘choicest of the people, the best of men’ 34; (my moon was full, but now it has waned) talu erdi kılkım barir bu talu ‘my character was excellent, but this excellence is going’ 1071; o.o. 57, 112, 688 (yaviz), 825, 2349, 4491, etc.: xm(?) At. ol ol halq talusı ‘he (the Prophet) was the choicest of men’ 23; a.o.o.: xiv Muh.(?) al-muxtar talu: Rif. 190 (only).