ئەت

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai ایت (ʾyt /⁠et⁠/), from Proto-Turkic *et.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɛt/

Noun

ئەت • (et) (plural ئەتلەر (etler))

  1. meat
    Synonym: گۆش (gösh)
  2. flesh (the soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.)
  3. flesh (the soft, often edible, parts of fruits or vegetables.)
  4. fat

Declension

Derived terms

  • ئەت ئالماق (et almaq, to put on weight)
  • ئەت توپا (et topa)
  • ئەت قونماق (et qonmaq, to put on weight)
  • ئەتسىز (etsiz, lean, thin, literally fleshless)
  • ئەتلىك (etlik, corpulent, plump)
  • ئەتلەنمەك (etlenmek, to put on weight)

Further reading

  • 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, page 285
  • Yaqup, Abliz; Gheyurani, Ghenizat; Qadir, Isma'il; Imam, Hemdulla Aburehman; Nur, Perhat; Emet, Abliz; Abdulqadir, Esqer; Tahir, Abdulzahir; Rëhimja, Ablikim (2011), ھازىرقى زامان ئۇيغۇرتىلىنىڭ ئىزاھلىق لۇغىتى [Explanatory Dictionary of the Modern Uyghur Language]‎[1] (in Uyghur), volume I, Shinjang Xelq Neshriyati, →ISBN, page 71