ullı

See also: Appendix:Variations of "uli"

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ulug. Cognate to Azerbaijani, Gagauz, and Turkish ulu, Kumyk уллу (ullu), Southern Altai улу (ulu), Bashkir оло (olo), Tuvan улуг (ulug), etc.

Pronunciation

  • (Hualong, Xunhua, Qinghai; Gansu; Ili, Xinjiang) IPA(key): /ul(l)ɨ/
  • (Ili, Xinjiang) IPA(key): /ulu/

Adjective

ullı

  1. big
    Antonym: kiçi
    Ullı işd bili fürgen, kiçi işd bilmi doraşgen.
    The big dog barks on purpose, the small dog imitates it without knowledge.
  2. older (by age)
    Antonym: kiçi
    ullı o(ğu)l
    older son
    Axıret yolda yaş ullı-kiçi yoxdır.
    Age doesn't matter in afterlife.
  3. grand, large
    Antonym: kiçi
    Beijing Xiningge vaxsa ullıdır.
    Beijing (city) is bigger than Xining (city).

Derived terms

References

  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “uli”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow
  • 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1992), “ullı”, 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 20
  • Yakup, Abdurishid (2002), “ullı”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon[1], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 171
  • 进锋张 [Ayso Cañ Cinfen] (2008), 乌璐别格 [Ulubeğ], 鄭初陽 [Çuyañ Yebey oğlı Ceñ], editors, 撒拉尔谚语 [Salar İbret Sözler, Salar Proverbs]‎[2], China Salar Youth League, pages 37, 83
  • Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “ullı”, 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 296
  • 马伟 (Ma Wei); 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016), “ullı”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), pages 241, 295