𐱃𐰞𐰢

Old Turkic

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Turkic *tāla- (“to harm”), equivalent to 𐱃𐰞𐰀 (tala-, “to harm”) +‎ 𐰢 (-ïm). Cognate with Turkish dalamak.

Adjective

𐱃𐰞𐰢 (talïm)

1. predatory
   • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 3

     𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣:𐰴𐰣𐱃𐰞𐰍:𐱃𐰞𐰢:𐰴𐰺𐰀:𐰴𐰆𐰽:𐰢𐰤

     altun:qanatlïɣ:talïm:qara:quš:men

     Although the feathers of my body are not yet fully grown, lying down by the sea, I catch what I please (and) I eat what I like.

References

• Tekin, Talât (1993) “t(a)l(ı)m”, in Irk Bitig: The Book of Omens, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 63
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “talım”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 499