eñgek etci

Salar

Etymology

From Salar eñgek (“difficult”) and etgüsi (“to make”). Literally means made it difficult.

Pronunciation

  • (Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): /eŋk(ʰ)iʰʝi/, /eŋk(ʰ)eʰʝi/

Phrase

eñgek etci

  1. thank you
  2. excuse me, pardon; may I ask a favor?

References

  • Potanin, G.N. (1893), “eñgek etci”, in Тангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian)
  • Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “eñgek etci”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 103
  • “eñgek etci” in Ölmez, Mehmet (December 2012), “Oğuzların En Doğudaki Kolu: Salırlar ve Dilleri [The Easternmost Branch of the Oghuzs: Salars and Their Language]”, in Türk Dili (in Turkish), volume CII, number 732, pages 38-43
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