بۇرۇنقى

See also: بورونقی

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai بورونقی (bwrwnqy /⁠burunqı⁠/), بورونغی (bwrwnġy /⁠burunġı⁠/). By surface analysis, بۇرۇن (burun) +‎ ـقى (-qi). Cognate to Uzbek burungi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /burunqi/

Adjective

بۇرۇنقى • (burunqi)

  1. former, earlier, previous
    Synonyms: ئاۋۋالقى (awwalqi), بالدۇرقى (baldurqi), دەسلەپكى (deslepki)

Derived terms

  • بۇرۇنقى زامان (burunqi zaman, once upon a time)

Further reading

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992), An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN, page 85
  • Yaqup, Abliz; Gheyurani, Ghenizat; Qadir, Isma'il; Imam, Hemdulla Aburehman; Nur, Perhat; Emet, Abliz; Abdulqadir, Esqer; Tahir, Abdulzahir; Rëhimja, Ablikim (2011), ھازىرقى زامان ئۇيغۇرتىلىنىڭ ئىزاھلىق لۇغىتى [Explanatory Dictionary of the Modern Uyghur Language]‎[1] (in Uyghur), volume 1, Shinjang Xelq Neshriyati, →ISBN, page 151