LARGE NUMERALS IN UZBEK PAREMIOLOGY
Abstract
This article examines the linguocultural interpretation of the numerals yetmish (“seventy”) and sakson (“eighty”) in Uzbek folk proverbs. The study identifies the functions of these numerals as symbols expressing multiplicity, long duration, life experience, social relations, and moral values in folk consciousness. While yetmish most often conveys intensifying, generalizing, and philosophical meanings, sakson functions as a symbol of the final stage of life, the boundary of trials, abundance, and accumulated life experience. Through linguocultural analysis of proverbs, the worldview, socio-economic experience, religious–philosophical perceptions, and cultural memory of the Uzbek people are revealed. The findings provide a scholarly basis for evaluating numerals as symbolic and axiological categories in paremiology.