Özet:

Many areas of historical and modern Turkish dialects are being studied in detail using synchronous and diachronic methods. In this context, many aspects of Khalaji Turkish, which has historically followed a different development line from other Common Turkic dialects, still await examination. The archaic language features and vocabulary within Khalaji Turkish are among the foremost of these matters. Many words in Khalaji Turkish are present in modern Turkish dialects, however, due to significant phonetic differences, they cannot be easily identified in studies, as in the case of the word yïpa:ğ/yïpaq meaning "lie". While the word uşak has been used since Old Uyghur Turkish, it continues to exist in various forms and meanings in modern Turkish dialects. On the other hand, the word yïpa:ğ, which is believed to have the same root, exists in its current form only in Khalaji Turkish, which is the only modern Turkish dialect that has this word. In terms of dialect classification, Khalaji Turkish has a special position due to its distinct developmental path from other Turkish dialects, and the presence of this form in Khalaji Turkish is normal. The words in Khalaji Turkish may not have a traceable counterpart in any other Turkic dialect at first glance, but when regular phonetic equivalences are applied, it can be determined that they also exist in different forms in other Turkic dialects. In the study, the form, meaning, and etymological relationship of the word yïpa:ğ/yïpaq, which is related in form and meaning to the word uşak and found in historical and modern Turkish languages, will be examined taking into account the linguistic characteristics of the word.

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