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𐰼

𐰼

𐰼 U+10C3C, 𐰼
OLD TURKIC LETTER ORKHON AER
𐰻
[U+10C3B]
Old Turkic 𐰽
[U+10C3D]

Old Turkic

Letter

𐰼 ()

  1. A letter of the Old Turkic runic script, representing /r²/, used with front vowels.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *er- (to be (aux.)). Compare Turkish i- (to be), Yakut эр (er, to be).

Verb

𐰼 (er-)

  1. to be (something, somewhere)
Related terms
  • 𐰼𐰨 (erinč)
  • 𐰼𐱅𐰃 (erti)
  • 𐰼𐰢𐰾 (ermiš)
  • 𐰼𐰾𐰼 (erser)
See also

Etymology 3

From Proto-Turkic *ēr (man). Compare Turkish er, Khakas ир (ir).

Noun

𐰼 (er)

  1. man, human male

References

  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 192-193