Etymology

From *ülkär "Pleiades", possibly from Proto-Turkic *ül- ‎(“to divide”).

Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] ‎(Ülkär, “Pleiades”); Kazakh Үркер ‎(Ürker), Kyrgyz Үркөр ‎(Ürkör), Uzbek Hulkar, Azeri Ülkər, Turkish Ülker, Khakas Ӱлгер ‎(Ülger), Yakut Үргэл ‎(Ürgel, “Pleiades”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʏ̞lˈkær]
• Hyphenation: Өл‧кәр