Abstract
The paper studies the concept of “Ene” (“Mother”) in the Kyrgyz language. In the theoretical study the research reviews literature on cognitive linguistics, ethnolinguistics and the Kyrgyz history; basic notions of cognitive linguistics are revealed. The cognitive and linguistic nature and linguistic verbalization of the concept of “Ene” (“Mother”) are discussed. Idioms, verbalizing the concept, reveal several cognitive signs and cognitive topics. In the Kyrgyz language, the concept of “Ene” (“Mother”) is perceived through the prism of the natural code, through the image of the sun, the moon, water (the source of life). The Kyrgyz associate mother with their ancient philosophy: concept of “Ene” (“Mother”) is manifested in the sacred image of the ancient Kyrgyz goddess Umay Ene. In the culture of the Kyrgyz and other Turkic peoples, Umay Ene represents the saint symbol of the great mother and protector of the child.
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