𐾁𐽶𐽺𐽲𐽳𐽰

Old Uyghur

FWOTD – 27 June 2024

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 蓮花 (len hˠua).

Noun

𐾁𐽶𐽺𐽲𐽳𐽰 (lénxua)

1. lotus, water lily
   • 11th century CE, Story of Prince Kalyanamkara and Papamkara, XXXVII-XXXVIII

     ’wl ’’ltwn t’x q’ t’ks’r syz kwyk lynxw’ kwyrk’y syz

     ol altun taɣ-qa tegser siz kök lénxua körgey siz

     If you climb that golden mountain you will see a blue lotus.

References

• Hamilton, James (2020) Korkut, Ece, Birkan, İsmet, transl., Budacı İyi Kalpli ve Kötü Kalpli Prens Masalının Uygurcası - Prens Kalyāṇaṃkara ve Pāpaṃkara Hikâyesi (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, →ISBN