Yarasa – Revisiting the Turkish name for bat
Yarasa – Revisiting the Turkish name for bat
Author(s): Marek StachowskiSubject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Language acquisition, Turkic languages
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: etymology; Turkic; Turkish; Mator; loanwords
Summary/Abstract: A recently discovered Old Uyghur variant of the Turkic name for bat is difficult to explain. This author presents his view on the structure and the development of this word, as well as of several other forms in the Turkic languages.
Journal: Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis
- Issue Year: 143/2026
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 43-47
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
