Chinese Transcriptions of Turkic Terms

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Chinese Transcriptions of Turkic

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Hanji

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Source(s)

Anağay

阿那瓌, 那蓋

Anağay - a personal name of at least two Tatar Qağans

Notes on the Language of the Tatar Qağanate

Apa Qağan

阿波可汗

Claimant to Kök Türük Qağanate's throne

Beishi (北史)

Ayraq

酪

"Kumis," a yoghurt product

Source

Az

貲

"Slave"

Source

Aşçin Odog

阿眞廚

"Chef, cook"

Notes on the Language of the Tatar Qağanate

Aşıŋa

烏孫,
阿史那

Aşıŋa, the name of a Turkic-speaking tribe

Source

Aşıŋa Amraq

阿史那庵邏

Fifth Qağan of the Kök Türük Qağanate

Beishi (北史)

Aşıŋa Qara

阿史那科羅

Personal name of Isık Qağan

Zhoushu (周書)

Aşıŋa Qutluğ

阿史那庫頭

A son of Bumın Qağan

Zhoushu (周書)

Badıyan

拔底延

"Walled city"

Zhoushu (周書)

Bağatur

冒頓

"Hero, brave man," Bağatur - a personal name

Source

Balıq

熐蠡

"City"

Source

Bitigçin

比德眞

"Bureau clerk"

Notes on the Language of the Tatar Qağanate

Boğatur

伏古敦

"Hero, brave man," Boğatur - a personal name.

Notes on the Language of the Tatar Qağanate

Bäg Idi

莫堤

"Governor"

Notes on the Language of the Tatar Qağanate

Büri Qağan

步離可汗

A grandson of Bumın Qağan

Zhoushu (周書)

Camçin

鹹眞

"Post-rider"

Notes on the Language of the Tatar Qağanate

Carğuçin

折潰眞

"Judge"

Notes on the Language of the Tatar Qağanate

Darqan

太汗

Darqan, title

Source

Duqa

獨孤

Duqa, the name of a Xuŋa clan and/or tribe

Source

Halat

賀賴

"Dappled horse," the name of a Xuŋa tribe

Source

Irkin Dağay

俟懃地何

"Imperial secretary," title

Notes on the Language of the Tatar Qağanate

Isıq Qağan

乙息記可汗

Second Qağan of the Kök Türük Qağanate

Zhoushu (周書)

Iççin

直眞

"Inner retinue"

Notes on the Language of the Tatar Qağanate

Kälämäçin

乞萬眞

"Interpreter"

Notes on the Language of the Tatar Qağanate

Külüg Tarqan

胡禄達官

Tuyuhun general that raised İlig Qağan, the last Qaǧan of the Eastern Kök Türük Qağanate.

Cefu Yuangui (冊府元龜)

Mizraqul

摩醯邏矩羅

"Follower of Mithra," personal name

Source

Moquraq

木骨閭

"Bald, hornless"

Source

Muqan

牟汗

Muqan, personal name

Notes on the Language of the Tatar Qağanate

Ordu

甌脫

"Borderland, the land between"

Source

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