پۇراق

Uyghur

Etymology

By surface analysis, پۇراـ (pura-, to sniff, smell) +‎ ـق (-q).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /purɑq/

Noun

پۇراق • (puraq) (plural پۇراقلار (puraqlar))

  1. smell, odor, scent, perfume, aroma
    Synonyms: ھىد (hid), بۇي (buy)
  2. (figurative) sign
    Synonyms: بەلگە (belge), ئالامەت (alamet)
  3. style, characteristic

Declension

Derived terms

  • پۇراقسىز (puraqsiz, smelless, odorless)
  • پۇراقلىق (puraqliq, aromatic, fragrant)
  • پۇراقچىلىق (puraqchiliq)

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 134
  • 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 I, Shinjang Xelq Neshriyati, →ISBN, page 219