Өлкәр

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ülker, possibly from Proto-Turkic *ül- (to divide).

Cognate with Old Uyghur 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐾁𐽷𐽰𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Ülker yultuz /⁠ʾwylkʾr ywltwz⁠/, Pleiades); Kazakh Үркер (Ürker), Kyrgyz Үркөр (Ürkör), Kumyk Уьлкер (Ülker), Uzbek Hulkar, Azerbaijani Ülkər, Turkish Ülker, Khakas Ӱлгер (Ülger), Tofa үъһер, Yakut Үргэл (Ürgel, Pleiades).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʏ̞lˈkær]
  • Hyphenation: Өл‧кәр

Proper noun

Өлкәр • (Ölkər)

  1. (astronomy) Pleiades