𐱅𐰇𐰯𐰇𐱅

Old Turkic

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly derived from Proto-Turkic *tepe (“hill, top”), equivalent to 𐱅𐰇𐰯𐰇 (töpü, “hill”) +‎ 𐱅 (-t, “plurality suffix”) More at Tibet.

Proper noun

𐱅𐰇𐰯𐰇𐱅 (Töpüt)

  1. Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people)
  2. Tibet
    • 8th century CE, Bilge Khagan Inscription, E5
      𐱃𐰉𐰍𐰲:𐱅𐰇𐰯𐰇𐱅:𐰯𐰺
      tabɣač:töpüt:apar
      ...China, Tibet, the Avar Khaganate,..

References

  • Tekin, Talât (1968), “tüpǖt”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 387
  • M. Kh Abuseitova, B. Bukhatuly, editors (2008), “𐱅𐰇𐰯𐰇𐱅 [t²üpüt²]”, in TÜRIK BITIG: Ethno Cultural Dictionary, Language Committee of Ministry of Culture and Information of Republic of Kazakhstan
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