𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀

Old Turkic

Etymology

From 𐰋𐰃𐰠 (b²il² /⁠bil-⁠/, “to know”) + 𐰏𐰀- (ga- /⁠-ge⁠/).

Noun

𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀 (b²il²ga /bilge/)

  1. wise, counselor, advisor
    • 8th century CE, Tonyukuk Inscription, IS7
      𐰋𐰠𐰏𐰾𐰃:𐰲𐰉𐰾𐰃:𐰋𐰤:𐰜:𐰼𐱅𐰢
      b²l²gs²i:čb¹s²i:b²n²:k̥:r²t²m
      /bilgesi:čabïšï:ben:ök:ertim/
      I, myself, was his advisor and commander.

Descendants

  • → Turkish: bilge (learned)

Proper noun

𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀 (b²il²ga /Bilge/)

  1. Bilge Khagan, a khagan of the Second Turkic Khaganate
    • 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, S1
      𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃:𐱅𐰏:𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃𐰓𐰀:𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰢𐱁:𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜:𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀:𐰴𐰍𐰣:𐰉𐰆:𐰇𐰓𐰚𐰀:𐰆𐰞𐰺𐱃𐰢
      t²ŋr²i:t²g:t²ŋr²id²a:b¹ul¹mš:t²ür²k̥:b²il²ga:qǧn¹:b¹u:üd²ka:ul¹r¹t¹m
      /teŋri:teg:teŋride:bolmuš:türük:bilge:qaɣan:bu:ödke:olurtum/
      I, the God-like and Heaven-born Turkic Bilge Khagan, succeeded to the throne at this time.
  2. a male given name

References

  • Tekin, Talât (1968), “bilgä”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 313
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972), “bilge”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 340
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