ʾlʾk

Old Uyghur

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *elig (“hand”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰠𐰏 (elig), Western Yugur [script needed] (ılığ), Chuvash алӑ (ală) and Turkish el.

Noun

ʾlʾk (älig)

  1. hand
    • (Can we date this quote?), Fedakar D. Das Alttürkische in sogdischer Schrift. Textmaterialien und Orthographie. In:UAJ. Neue Folge. Teil I.‎, Sogd450: Mz 433 (Stück1), A:02:
      ʾwnktw[n] ʾlkʾyntʾ ʾwtrw klʾ[...?] pw cycʾk qntʾ [p...?]dydy cʾpy yrdʾ p[...?] ynʾ prʾqmn pyrm[...?]lʾry pyrlʾ ʾwl
      öŋtün älgintä ötrü bo čečäk qanta [?] čabı yerdä [?] yana brahman birm[?]ları birle ol
      Because this flower is in the hands of Eastern [peoples], they are with Brahman in [???].
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