Originally posted by gok_toruk
Well, we've got the word and its derivations in Turkmen. The most famous one, is: 'woshy tataq' = somebody who has lived in deserts. Totally, 'tatar' means 'man who lives in the desert'. It's almost equal to 'qyrqiz'.
And I don't know which line it is, but I'll quote from the book:
'Otuz tatar 9 Oghuz beklery; budunuM; bu sabymyn gty eshyt qatyghty tyngla (Orkhon Inscriptions - p22 Ergin - p49)
I'll look for other lines, since it's very frequent in Turkic inscriptions.
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I heard that some people here in Turkey especially in Aegean region use the word Tat(adj.) to refer to incovenient soil, improper land, uninhabited area. But the sources I have do not contain information regarding this meaning .
Uninhabited area may be a dessert?
Edited by Tangriberdi - 04-Sep-2006 at 13:02