Актуальные вопросы тюркологических исследований

XXXIII–XXXIV Kononov Memorial Lectures 32 “serbest bırakmak (to release) [14: 595–596; 37: 216]  12 in Old Turkic, the idea that those who go through process bošγut “educating, teaching” will be freed from sins can form the basis of the connection between boš and bošγut like Şen stated [32: 187]. In the Karakhanid period, the word bošγutčï was not seen but the word bošγut was used in the texts. The word bošγut means “instruction, lesson, advice” in KB [1: 104] and “apprentice” in MK [12: 77]. The word bošγut which means “apprentice” in MK can be considered as the continuation of the bošγutčï (“student”) in Old Uighur  13 . Kipchak word pošγut “laborer, casual worker” [38: 216] is the extension of the words bošγutčï “student” in Old Uighur and bošγut “apprentice” in Karakhanid [14: 604]  14 . The word is not encountered after the period of Kipchak. In the use of the word bošγut “apprentice”, which is formed around the phenomenon of learning, for the apprenticeship profession the fact that apprenticeship is also an educational process has a role. The expression är bošγutlandï [11: 97] “The man had an apprentice.” in MK shows that the old Turkish masters have the tradition of taking apprentice besides themselves  15 . After MK, in the history of Turkic languages the word bošγut is seen in the form of Kipchak word pošγut “laborer, casual worker” [38: 216], but it could not preserve its existence in Contemporary Turkish. 2. Conclusion After all this informations firstly, in my opinion, the question asked by Kocasavaş on the relation between *bošγu- and bušï can be answered with “no”. It seems that *bošγu- and bušï have just a phonetic similarity  16 , not a semantic one  17 . But we can consider a relation between a Turkic hypothetical verb * bo- and Chinese verb 布 bù : 12 For the example see also [37: 53–54]. 13 For the details of author’s explanations on the word bošγut please see [32: 280]. 14 The translation into Turkish of author’s explanation for this circumstance: “The fact that the practitioner indicated by bošγutčï corresponds to a lower class over time can be explained by the deterioration in the meaning of the word.” [32: 188]. 15 The period of Karakhanid: bošγut : “Apprentice” [10: 339]; är bošγutlandï “The man took on an apprentice.” [11: 97]; “the man had an apprentice” [9: 380]. 16 The first meaning of Chinese 布 bù as a noun is “cotton cloth / textiles / linen” [24]. We can think for a moment and ask this question: Is there any relation between Chinese 布施 bù shī and Turkish pošu “it is a type of scarf or a wrap which its edges are made of fringed silk, cotton, wool etc.” < Persian pūšī [35; 33: 743; 34: 3199; 31: 260, 623, 972)]? 17 For the meanings of Chinese 布施 bù shī and separately 布 bù and 施 shī please see [(24), (41)]; furthermore, please compare with the meanings of boš, bošγutčï and its other