契丹小字墓志中 一词出现频率较高，已知其读音为un或者uːn，但其词义尚未判明。本文结合《萧查剌相公墓志铭》所见契丹文汉文对译语句，以及其常被提行、空格的现象，推断其含义为“君主”。同时考察契丹小字文献所见对仗句，以及具体语境，认为其本义为“高”。然后结合契丹语亲属语言的相关语词，推断该契丹字的词源为蒙古语的ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠷ ondur（高）。
The word appears frequently in Khitan Small Script epitaphs, and its pronunciationis known to be un or uːn, but its meaning has not yet been determined. Based on the parallel sentences in Khitan and Chinese seen in Epitaph of Xiao Chala Xianggong and the phenomenon that it is often carried over to a new line with spacing, this paper infers that its meaning is “sovereign”. By examining the antithetical sentences in Khitan small script documents and specific contexts, it is argued that its original meaning is “high”. Then, by combining relevant words from the kinship languages of Khitan, it is inferred that the etymology of this Khitan small script is the Mongolian word (ondur, “high”).
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