теҥери

Southern Altai

Etymology

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    Proto-Turkic *teŋri
    Southern Altai теҥери (teŋeri)

    Inherited from Proto-Turkic *teŋri.

    Noun

    теҥери • (teŋeri) (plural теҥерилер)

    1. sky, heaven
    2. god

    Usage notes

    The standard spelling is теҥери but other spellings are also used and pronunciation varies, often the final И can cease to exist. Alternative terms are теҥере (teŋere), теҥре (teŋre), etc.

    References

    • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “теҥери”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
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