Etymology

Bezeklik

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Today it means: A village in Turpan, China, where the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves are Full definition →

Uyghur بېزەكلىك
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  1. Uyghur · borrowed fromبېزەكلىك“Bezeklik; decorated, adorned; decoration, adornment”
  2. English todayBezeklik

Borrowed from Uyghur بېزەكلىك (bëzeklik, “Bezeklik; decorated, adorned; decoration, adornment”), from بېزەك (bëzek, “decoration, ornament, adornment”) + ـلىك (-lik, “nominalisation suffix”).

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