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Uygur

Uygur

9.9
An old alphabet once used in Central Asia to write a Turkic language
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːɡər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : escritura uigur
  • The ancient manuscripts were written in the Uygur script.

Examples

  • Linguists study the Uygur script to understand Central Asian history.

  • The Uygur script has a rich history.

  • Linguists study the Uygur to understand Central Asian history.

  • The Uygur is an important part of Silk Road scholarly research.

  • Many ancient texts were written in Uygur.

  • The Uygur script is an important part of Silk Road scholarly research.

  • Many ancient texts were written in the Uygur alphabet.

Synonyms

Uighur
vsUygur
  • Specialized
9.9

An old alphabet used in Central Asia to write several languages including Uighur

is limited to past use for only that single language
Uigur
vsUygur
  • Specialized
9.9

A writing system from ancient Aramaic used to write the Uigur language

is used formerly rather than in current practice

Compounds

Uygur language
9.0

A language spoken by the Uighur people in northwest China

Surface Forms

Uygur singular
Uygurs plural

Etymology

Uygur for the script is named after the people who used it, and the writing itself came to Central Asia from older scripts that began with Aramaic, so calling it the Uygur script links the writing to the Uygur people who wrote many old texts.