The Tocharian background of Old Turkic yangï kün

Georges-Jean Pinault (1)

1 Mondes Iranien et Indien - UMR 7528

This paper investigates the meaning of the Old Turkic term yangï kün, literally 'New Day' under the light of the Tocharian A noun which it translates. From the analysis of all relevant occurrences, it is confirmed that this Tocharian A noun and its Tocharian B match mean 'feast', 'wonder', and by extension 'festival, ceremony'. An etymology of the nouns in question is provided.

Mots clés: performing arts; Buddhist literature; Central Asia; Turkic; Indo-European languages; Tocharian

Domaines: Linguistique; Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Georges-Jean Pinault. The Tocharian background of Old Turkic yangï kün. Elisabetta Ragagnin ; Jens Wilkens. Kutadgu Nom Bitig. Festschrift für Jens Peter Laut zum 60. Geburtstag., 87, Harrassowitz, pp.378-405, 2015, Veröffentlichungen der Societas Uralo-Altaica 978-3-447-10459-3. ⟨halshs-01243209⟩