契丹文皇族“第十帐”及其他

Study of “the Tenth-tent”of the Imperial Family and Others in Khitan Small Script

契丹小字《耶律玦墓志铭》(1071)所载■、■、■,其中■表示"命",派生意义为"本身",■表示"第十",■表示"帐",不是"遥辇氏牙帐"的特称。契丹字■表示"生",■表示"洗刷"。《萧仲恭墓志》(1150)中的■,表示"弓"。契丹小字基数词■(十)的读音为bo或ɑbo,或与蒙古语族语言中的"十"同源。契丹语"房"有别于"帐",皇族与后族帐分名称的释读有待深究。

After investigating the Khitan phrase and Khitan characters and in the YelüJue Epitaph as well as Khitan character in Xiao Zhong-gong Epitaph,the author thinks that indicates ＂life＂and its derived meaning could be ＂self＂; means ＂the tenth＂; means ＂tent＂,and it cannot be the special name for Yaonian clan. The Khitan character means ＂birth＂, ＂rinse＂and ＂bow＂. The author also draws a conclusion that means ＂ten＂which is the cardinal number in Khitan and their pronunciation may be ＂bo ＂ or ＂ɑbo ＂. The pronunciation of ＂ten ＂ in Khitan should be the equivalent with ＂ten＂in Mongolian language. There is a significant difference between a ＂house＂and ＂tent＂in Khitan language. How to explain the meaning ＂tent＂of the imperial family and the queen＇ s family still remains to be explored.