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yarsko, yärskö, yarasa and yar(ıg) kanat: Turkic ‘bat’ revisited

yarsko, yärskö, yarasa ve yar(ıg) kanat. Yarasanın adlarına daha bir bakış

Hans Nugteren(Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony)0000-0001-9055-5031
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145–176
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2025-06-30
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Previous etymological proposals will be discussed, of which some are based on Turkic roots, while others assume a foreign origin.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The recently discovered Old Uyghur word Y’RSQW ‘bat’ fills a gap in our data.
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Key Findings & Data:It is now probably the oldest word for ‘bat’ recorded in Turkic languages.
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Conclusion & Impact:Previous etymological proposals will be discussed, of which some are based on Turkic roots, while others assume a foreign origin.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Eski Türkçe · Eski Uygurca · Maitrisimit

Abstract

The recently discovered Old Uyghur word Y’RSQW ‘bat’ fills a gap in our data. It is now probably the oldest word for ‘bat’ recorded in Turkic languages. It sheds some new light on terms for ‘bat’ in other modern and historical Turkic languages. It seems useful to have another look at these words. Previous etymological proposals will be discussed, of which some are based on Turkic roots, while others assume a foreign origin.

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Yakın zamanda keşfedilen Eski Uygurca Y’RSQW ‘yarasa’ kelimesi verilerimizdeki bir boşluğu doldurmaktadır. Bu kelime muhtemelen Türk dillerinde ‘yarasa’ için kayda geçmiş en eski addır. Diğer çağdaş ve tarihi Türk dillerindeki ‘yarasa’ terimlerine de yeni bir ışık tutmaktadır. Bu kelimelere bir kez daha bakmakta fayda var gibi görünüyor. Bu makalede, daha önce ortaya atılan ve bir kısmı sözcüğün kökünün Türkçe olduğunu, bir kısmı ise yabancı bir dilden ödünçlendiğini savunan etimoloji önerilerinden bazıları tartışılacaktır.

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Nugteren, H. (2025). yarsko, yärskö, yarasa and yar(ıg) kanat: Turkic ‘bat’ revisited. International Journal of Old Uyghur Studies, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 145–176. https://doi.org/10.46614/ijous.1723747

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