WORDS COUPLED WITH WEAR IN DÎVÂNU LUGÂTİ’T TÜRK
DÎVÂNU LUGÂTİ’T TÜRK’TE GİYİM KUŞAM KÜLTÜRÜ İLE İLGİLİ KELİMELER

Author : Recep TEK
Number of pages : 261-271

Abstract

Wear is a specialilty belongs to human. It protects him from cold, hot, attacks and other factors. Moreover, it covers his body. Traditions, beliefs, geography, lifestyle, sense of aesthetics are factors to shape of wear. These factors have important place in creating their own wear style. At the same time wear separates nations from each other and it symbolizes material culture in national culture. Wear is an indicator for human being. This indicator can explain human’s social situation, world- view and values. Also it can give information about his sex, age, belief, society, marital status and mood. In Turks, there are some basic wear materials. Some of them are camel, sheep, cattle, lamb, fox, sable and bear. These animals skins and furs had been used for producing clothes. This materials replaced with fabrics and cloth along with rising civilization. Especially, along with settled life textile industry has improved and cotton, silk, linen and wool came into prominence at that term. About 216 words coupled with wear were determined in Dîvânu Lugâti’t Türk and these words classifed in four nder titles. These words can give general information about Turkish wear, traditions at that term. We can understand from Dîvânu Lugâti’t Türk how adornment is important for them. These words show that wear is not only to cover a body and protect from other factors but also it is a tool to be seen as smart and good. In this work, it is seen that these wear words are used inside proverbs.This situation is important because it shows us that using words, prevalence and place in Turkish Life at that term.

Keywords

Turks, National Culture, Wear and Adornment, Dîvânu Lugâti’t Turk, Words Coupled With Wear

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