Research Article

The Proverb of tama tama köl bolur in modern Turkic Languages

Volume: 59 Number: 2 December 31, 2019
  • Yong-sŏng Li *
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The Proverb of tama tama köl bolur in modern Turkic Languages

Abstract

The Turkic languages and dialects are spoken across a vast area from Pacific to the Baltic Sea, and from the Arctic Ocean to the Persian Gulf. There are several proverbs and many idioms in the Orkhon Inscriptions. Proverbs are also found in the Turkic literature of the periods after the Orkhon inscriptions. The Dīwān Luγāt at-Turk from the Karakhanid state contains many proverbs. One of them is birin birin miŋ bolur tama tama köl bolur “One by one becomes a thousand, drop by drop becomes a pond.” This proverb is found in Ottoman Turkish as Damlaya damlaya göl olur – dušman gözü kör olur “изъ капель образуется озеро, глаза врага слѣпы – aus vielen Tropfen bildet sich der See, die Augen des Feindes sind blind.” and Damla damla göl olur düšmen gözi kör olur “Goutte à goutte le lac se remplit; peu à peu l’oeil de l’ennemi s’affaiblit / Tropfen warden zum See; auch das Auge des Feindes mit der Zeit blind.” In the present paper we will treat this proverb and its related forms in modern Turkic languages.

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Research Article

Authors

Yong-sŏng Li * This is me
0000-0001-8352-1212
Andorra

Publication Date

December 31, 2019

Submission Date

October 24, 2019

Acceptance Date

December 2, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 59 Number: 2

APA
Li, Y.- sŏng. (2019). The Proverb of tama tama köl bolur in modern Turkic Languages. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature, 59(2), 363-377. https://izlik.org/JA68AH22LU
AMA
1.Li Y sŏng. The Proverb of tama tama köl bolur in modern Turkic Languages. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature. 2019;59(2):363-377. https://izlik.org/JA68AH22LU
Chicago
Li, Yong-sŏng. 2019. “The Proverb of Tama Tama Köl Bolur in Modern Turkic Languages”. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature 59 (2): 363-77. https://izlik.org/JA68AH22LU.
EndNote
Li Y- sŏng (December 1, 2019) The Proverb of tama tama köl bolur in modern Turkic Languages. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature 59 2 363–377.
IEEE
[1]Y.- sŏng Li, “The Proverb of tama tama köl bolur in modern Turkic Languages”, Journal of Turkish Language and Literature, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 363–377, Dec. 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA68AH22LU
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Li, Yong-sŏng. “The Proverb of Tama Tama Köl Bolur in Modern Turkic Languages”. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature 59/2 (December 1, 2019): 363-377. https://izlik.org/JA68AH22LU.
JAMA
1.Li Y- sŏng. The Proverb of tama tama köl bolur in modern Turkic Languages. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature. 2019;59:363–377.
MLA
Li, Yong-sŏng. “The Proverb of Tama Tama Köl Bolur in Modern Turkic Languages”. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature, vol. 59, no. 2, Dec. 2019, pp. 363-77, https://izlik.org/JA68AH22LU.
Vancouver
1.Yong-sŏng Li. The Proverb of tama tama köl bolur in modern Turkic Languages. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature [Internet]. 2019 Dec. 1;59(2):363-77. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA68AH22LU