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Corpus of Old Turkic

𐰇𐰔

ö:z

Meaning:
self, essence
There is a strong evidence that the word ȫŕ in Proto-Turkic is derived from the verb ȫ- (to think) + -ŕ (#{proto.grammar.affixes.r1}) (Räsänen, 1969) and thus can be interpreted as "a tool of thinking". This word became ȫz in Old Turkic (#{grammar.phonetics.shift_r_to_z}).
Expressions:
𐰖𐰞𐰭𐰆𐰔 [yalŋu:z]
Synonyms:
𐰚𐰤𐱅𐰇 [käntü]

Word family

In modern languages (18 / 22)

Select a region to see the cognate.
Language Cognate
Turkmen ö:z
Turkish (Azerbaijan) öz
Turkish (Türkiye) öz
Salar iz
Gagauz No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Crimean öz
Uyghur öz
Uzbek oʻz
Kazakh öz
Nogai öz
Siberian Tatar No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Kyrgyz öz
Altai ös
Alan öz
Kumyk öz
Tatar üz
Bashkir üź
Tıva ètös
Khakas No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Sakha (Yakut, Dolgan) üös
Khalaj No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Chuvash var*

* Meaning shifted

Examples

Irk Bitig: The Book of Omens

6

Bilgä Kagan inscriptions

11

Tonyuquq inscriptions

10

Kültegin inscriptions

9

Biography of Xuánzàng

35

Altun Yaruk

19

Maitrisimit - A Buddhist Apocalypse

2

The Powers of Stones

3

Translations

German:
selbst, Wesen
Russian:
сам, сущность
Turkish (Azerbaijan):
öz
Turkish (Türkiye):
öz
Turkmen:
öz
Uzbek:
oʻz

Bibliography 4

  • Международная Тюркская Академия (2016) Древнетюркский словарь
    419
  • Gerard Clauson (1972) An etimological dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish
    278
  • M Räsänen, I Kecskeméti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen
    376-377
  • Gerhard Doerfer (1963) Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen