Uyghur

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *agrïg.[1] Cognates with Turkish ağrı, Kyrgyz оору (ooru), etc.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ئاغرىق (aghriq) (plural ئاغرىقلار (aghriqlar))

  1. ache, pain
  2. disease
  3. a sick person

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ağrığ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 90

Further reading

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  • 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