esgi

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *es-(kü). Compare to Southern Altai эски (eski), Turkish eski.

Pronunciation

  • (Xunhua, Qinghai; Ili, Xinjiang) IPA(key): /eski/

Adjective

esgi

  1. old, outdated, obsolete
  2. ancient
  3. worn-out, shabby

References

  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “esgi”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 326
  • 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1992), “esgi”, in 撒拉汉汉撒拉词汇 [Salar-Chinese, Chinese-Salar Vocabulary], 成都: 四川民族出版社, →ISBN, page 6
  • Yakup, Abdurishid (2002), “esgi”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon[1], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 90
  • Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “esgi”, 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 104