sıqsağan

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Oghuz *sagsagan. Cognate to Azerbaijani sağsağan, Gagauz saksaan, Turkish saksağan.

Pronunciation

• (Qingshui, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): /sɨχsɨɣɑn/
• (Jiezi, Gaizi, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): /sɨχsiʁɑn/
• (Jishi, Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): /sɨχsiʁɨn/
• (Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): /sɨχziʁɨn/
• (Ashinu, Hualong, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): /sɨχzɑʁɑn/

Noun

sıqsağan (3rd person possessive sıqsağanı, plural sıqsağanlar)

1. magpie

References

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “sıqsağan”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 493
• 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985) “sïxsağan”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[1], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 121
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “sıqsağan”, 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 257
• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “sïxsiğïn, sïxziğïn, sïxzağan, sïxsiğïn”, 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 264