Etymology

From *yetigän "Ursa Major", from Proto-Turkic *jẹt(t)i ‎(“seven”).

Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] ‎(jetigän, “Ursa Major”); Tatar җидегән ‎(cidegän, “Ursa Major”), Nogai Етеген ‎(Yetegen, “Ursa Major”), Kyrgyz Жетиген ‎(Cetigen, “Ursa Major”), Khakas Чидiген ‎(Çidigen, “Ursa Major”).

Compare also Kazakh жетіген ‎(jetigen, “a 7-stringed musical instrument”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɪ̞.tɪ̞.ˈɡæn]
• Hyphenation: Е‧те‧гән