𐰉𐰽𐰣

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Old Turkic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from Proto-Turkic *bas- (“to press”), equivalent to 𐰉𐰽 (bas-, “to press”) +‎ 𐰣 (-ïn).

Verb[edit]

𐰉𐰽𐰣 (basïn-)

  1. (intransitive) to be overwhelmed
    • 8th century CE, Tonyukuk Inscription, IIW4:
      𐰔:𐱅𐰘𐰤:𐰤𐰀:𐰉𐰽𐰣𐰞𐰢
      az:téyin:ne:basïnalïm
      Why should we feel overwhelmed because of being few?
  2. (intransitive) to sink
    • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 46:
      𐰉𐰽𐰃𐰣𐰆:𐰘𐰃𐰢𐰃𐰾:𐰇𐰔𐰃𐰤:𐱅𐰃𐰠𐰛𐰇:𐰘𐰃𐰢𐰃𐰾:𐱅𐰃𐰼
      basïnu:yémiš:özin:tilkü:yémiš:tér
      It kept on eating while sinking down, (but) itself was eaten by a fox, it says.

Alternative forms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “basïn-”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 309
  • Tekin, Talât (1993) “b(a)s(ı)n-”, in Irk Bitig: The Book of Omens, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 51
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “basın-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 374
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