ялгыз

Nogai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yalŋuz,[1] from Proto-Turkic *yalïŋ.[2] Cognate with Karakalpak jalǵız.

Adjective

ялгыз • (yalgız)

  1. lonely, alone

References

  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972), “yalŋu:s”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 930
  2. ^ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*jạlɨŋ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Tatar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yalŋuz. Cognate with Bashkir яңғыҙ (yañğıź).

Adjective

ялгыз • (yalğız)

  1. lonely; alone
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Ялгыз көймә [Yalğız köymä]”, Фәннур Сафин [Fännur Safin] (lyrics)‎[1]:
      Ялгыз көймә бөтерелә / Һәм чайкала Иделдә.
      Yalğız köymä böterelä / Häm çayqala İdeldä.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)