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ئويۇن

Uyghur

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *oyun,[1] from *oy- (“to play”).[2] Cognates with Turkish oyun.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ئويۇن • (oyun) (plural ئويۇنلار (oyunlar))

  1. game, play, entertainment
  2. program, show
  3. trick, maneuver

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “oyun”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 274
  2. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*oj-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Further reading

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  • 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
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