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About the Transcriptions of Ethnonym Turk in the Ancient Chinese Written Sources

Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The article, based on Chinese sources and literature, examines Chinese hieroglyphic transcriptions of the ethnonym Turk from different eras. It has been established that the earliest transcription of the ethnonym Turk was the hieroglyph tiek (modern cht. di), the appearance of which dates back to the beginning of the second millennium. The latest transcription of the ethnonym Tuekiuet (modern Tuzhue) appeared in the 6th century. It was transformed from the tribal name Turkkut.
Author: Khodjayev A.
Language: English
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6949140205
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