Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *teŋri ~ *taŋrɨ ‎(“god; sky, heaven”).

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃 ‎(täŋri, “god; sky”), Southern Altai теҥери ‎(täŋärï, “sky”), Turkish tanrı ‎(“god”). See the latter term for an extensive etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tæŋˈrɪ̞]
• Hyphenation: тәң‧ре