beklegüsi

Salar

Etymology

Cognate with Turkmen beklemek (“to lock”).

Pronunciation

• (Jiezi, Gaizi, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [pexli]
• (Qingshui, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): [pexle]
• (Qingshui, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [pexile]
• (Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [pexelæ]

Verb

beklegüsi

1. to lock, confine
2. to circle in

Related terms

• bik (“to close”), bek
• kiş beklegen öy (“prison”)

References

• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “bexle”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 80
• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “pexle, pexile, pexli, pexelä”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 445
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “bexle”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary], 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 41
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “bexle”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[1], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 58