Yarasa – Revisiting the Turkish name for bat
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Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2026, Volume 143, Issue 1, pp. 43-47
https://doi.org/10.4467/20834624SL.26.004.23151Authors
Yarasa – Revisiting the Turkish name for bat
A recently discovered Old Uyghur variant of the Turkic name for bat is difficult to explain. This author presents his view on the structure and the development of this word, as well as of several other forms in the Turkic languages.
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Information: Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2026, Volume 143, Issue 1, pp. 43-47
Article type: Original scientific article
Jagiellonian University in Kraków
Poland
Published at: 20.02.2026
Article status: Open
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