In modern Uygur dictionary the words with "bil" as the root usually mean "know" or "knowledge", while the words that denote "responsibility" or "assume" seldom contain...In modern Uygur dictionary the words with "bil" as the root usually mean "know" or "knowledge", while the words that denote "responsibility" or "assume" seldom contain the root "bil" in their composition. However, ancient Uygur contracts indicate that, the root "bil", originating from "zhi" (知) in ancient Chinese contracts, did have the meaning of responsibility in ancient Uygur language. The use of "bil" in ancient Uygur contracts was a trace left by the ancient Uygur people who absorbed the Han culture of Gaochang region after they migrated to Turpan region and changed their nomadism into the agricultural way of subsistence.展开更多
文摘In modern Uygur dictionary the words with "bil" as the root usually mean "know" or "knowledge", while the words that denote "responsibility" or "assume" seldom contain the root "bil" in their composition. However, ancient Uygur contracts indicate that, the root "bil", originating from "zhi" (知) in ancient Chinese contracts, did have the meaning of responsibility in ancient Uygur language. The use of "bil" in ancient Uygur contracts was a trace left by the ancient Uygur people who absorbed the Han culture of Gaochang region after they migrated to Turpan region and changed their nomadism into the agricultural way of subsistence.