Names Related to Kinship in Dictionary Diwan Lughat at-Turk by M. Kashgari, their Use in the Modern Kyrgyz Language
The article is relevant in defining the role of modern Kyrgyz language as one of the ancient Turkic languages and examines the process of the Kyrgyz language development. The purpose of this article is to determine the level of words application related to kinship in the dictionary Diwan Lughat at-Turk by Mahmud Kashgari, a written monument of the 11th century, in comparison with the vocabulary of the modern Kyrgyz language. The object of the research is the Kyrgyz translations in M. Kashgari's dictionary. The research was carried out on the basis of the historical-comparative method. Words related to kinship studied in the dictionary in comparison with the materials of the modern Kyrgyz language. On this basis, the level of use of the modern Kyrgyz language determined. In some cases, facts from related languages were used for comparison. Therefore, the level of related words use in the modern Kyrgyz vocabulary given in the M. Kashgari's dictionary determined and distributed as following: Words related to kinship, registered in the dictionary of Diwan Lughat at-Turk by M. Kashgari and used without changes in the modern Kyrgyz language: ата - father, еже - sister, ини - younger brother, еркек - male, атаке - daddy, қыз - girl, киши - human, төркүн - own parents home, келин - bride, қары - old, ак сакал - veteran etc. Words used in the modern Kyrgyz language with phonetic changes in words, related to kinship in the dictionary: уғул - son, уғлан-boy, аба - mother, grandmother, еге - sister, elder sister, өге - brother, өгей уғул - adopted son, қазын - husbands brother, емикдеш - breastfeeding, тун уғул - firt son, йезне - sisters husband, йурығчы - marriage broker, mediator, йеңе - sister in law, савчы - marriage broker,emdiator күни - rival, тағай - uncle, қаңсық ата - stepfather, қаңсық уғул - adopted son, тутунчы уғул - nursed son, ерңен - single (эрен), қаатун - wife etc . Words related to kinship, found in the dictionary by M. Kashgari, but not used in modern Kyrgyz language: үзүк - woman (female), урағут - woman (female), ишлер - wife, woman, (female), ынал - child borned from rich grandmother and poor mother, оғуш - relatives, беки - couples, кис - partner (couple), қузуз - divorced woman, чыкан - cousin, mother sister child, намыжа - brother in law, туғсақ - widow, жамрақ - children, қазнағун - wifes relatives to husband, йурч - wife's younger brother, husband's younger brother, йанчы - mediator, қуртға - old woman, туңур - husbands relatives to wife, etc. Thus, most of the words in M. Kashgari's dictionary used in modern Kyrgyz vocabulary, and this conclusion proves that the Kyrgyz language is one of the ancient Turkic languages. The results of studying the relationship of related words in the dictionary of Diwan Lughat at-Turk by Mahmud Kashgari with the modern Kyrgyz language can be material for a comparative study of the history of the Kyrgyz language, historical lexicology, and names associated with kinship in the Turkic languages.