INDICATOR TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH WELL NAMES

The article gives an analysis of the names of the wells of Mangystau and Ustyurt, identified by the author during the "Mangistau Encyclopedia", as well as the results of research on the concepts used in this region regarding wells. The purpose of the article is to consider names related to wells as indicator terms, which can be the basis for geographical, ethnographic, and historical-folklore information. To the indicator terms relating to the well, the author refers to different versions of the word well, different things and tools that make up the well, and other concepts related to the well. Such words are the basis for the formation of the names of wells.