ئەركىن

Uyghur

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish erkin.

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Adjective

ئەركىن • (erkin)

  1. free (unconstrained)
    Synonym: ھۆر (hör)
    • (Can we date this quote?), United Nations, translated by United Nations Development Programme, China, دۇنيا كىشىلىك ھوقۇقى خىتابنامىسى [dunya kishilik hoquqi xitabnamisi, Universal Declaration of Human Rights]‎[1]:
      ھەممە ئادەم زانىدىنلا ئەركىن، ئىززەت-ھۆرمەت ۋە ھوقۇقتا باپباراۋەر بولۇپ تۇغۇلغان.
      hemme adem zanidinla erkin, izzet-hörmet we hoquqta bapbarawer bolup tughulghan.
      All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

Proper noun

ئەركىن • (erkin)

  1. a male given name, meaning free or liberty

Descendants

  • Mandarin: 艾爾肯 / 艾尔肯