Northeast Siberian astronomical terms
In this paper, we shall have a look at series of astronomical terms and their etymologies in a historical context, including etymologized and non-etymologized terminology in Yakut (Turkic), Written Mongolian, Dagur and Khalkha (Mongolic), Ewenki (Tungusic) and Yukaghir. It is noteworthy that most of...
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| description | In this paper, we shall have a look at series of astronomical terms and their etymologies in a historical context, including etymologized and non-etymologized terminology in Yakut (Turkic), Written Mongolian, Dagur and Khalkha (Mongolic), Ewenki (Tungusic) and Yukaghir. It is noteworthy that most of these languages had only rudimentary astronomical terms (sun, moon, star, sky, some constellations) before the creation of a richer cosmology with terms borrowed from other languages or through creative compounding processes. Yakut, Ewenki and Yukaghir have mostly been the recipients of Mongolic forms, while Mongolic has borrowed from Turkic, and seemingly from the more advanced Sanskrit and Tibetan early societies. The paper is intended as a primer on these subjects, with some discussion and some new findings presented (including a few borrowings, and etymologies for some Yakut planet names). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d805a297be8b4fc0a76c6dfd3984ed662023-07-23T19:06:09ZengArchaeoastronomy and Ancient TechnologiesArchaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies2310-21442020-06-0181304610.24411/2310-2144-2020-00004Northeast Siberian astronomical termsPiispanen, P.S.0Stockholm University, SwedenIn this paper, we shall have a look at series of astronomical terms and their etymologies in a historical context, including etymologized and non-etymologized terminology in Yakut (Turkic), Written Mongolian, Dagur and Khalkha (Mongolic), Ewenki (Tungusic) and Yukaghir. It is noteworthy that most of these languages had only rudimentary astronomical terms (sun, moon, star, sky, some constellations) before the creation of a richer cosmology with terms borrowed from other languages or through creative compounding processes. Yakut, Ewenki and Yukaghir have mostly been the recipients of Mongolic forms, while Mongolic has borrowed from Turkic, and seemingly from the more advanced Sanskrit and Tibetan early societies. The paper is intended as a primer on these subjects, with some discussion and some new findings presented (including a few borrowings, and etymologies for some Yakut planet names).https://aaatec.org/documents/article/Piispanen1.pdfastronomyyakutewenkiewenyukaghirmongolictibetansanskritlexical borrowing |
| spellingShingle | Piispanen, P.S. Northeast Siberian astronomical terms Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies astronomy yakut ewenki ewen yukaghir mongolic tibetan sanskrit lexical borrowing |
| title | Northeast Siberian astronomical terms |
| title_full | Northeast Siberian astronomical terms |
| title_fullStr | Northeast Siberian astronomical terms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Northeast Siberian astronomical terms |
| title_short | Northeast Siberian astronomical terms |
| title_sort | northeast siberian astronomical terms |
| topic | astronomy yakut ewenki ewen yukaghir mongolic tibetan sanskrit lexical borrowing |
| url | https://aaatec.org/documents/article/Piispanen1.pdf |
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