теңир

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *teŋri ~ *taŋrɨ (“god; sky, heaven”).

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃 (täŋri, “god; sky”), Southern Altai теҥери (teŋeri, “sky”), Khakas тигір (tigìr, “sky”), Turkish tanrı (“god”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈŋir/
  • Hyphenation: те‧ңир

Noun

теңир • (teŋir) (Arabic spelling تەڭىر)

  1. (Tengrism) god
    Synonyms: кудай (kuday), алда (alda)
    Теңир жалгасын. ― Teŋir jalgasın. ― God bless you.
  2. sky
    Synonyms: асман (asman), көк (kök), обо (obo)
    Көк теңирдин каары. ― Kök teŋirdin kaarı. ― Wrath of the blue sky.

Declension

Derived terms

  • биртеңирчи (birteŋirci, “monotheist”)
    • биртеңирчилик (birteŋircilik, “monotheism”)
  • теңирчи (teŋirci, “Tengrist”)
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