THE ROLE OF RIDDLES IN UZBEK FOLKLORE

Abstract

In proverbs, mythological views related to nature and the universe, the
image of plants and animals, as well as astromythological ideas are directly expressed,
while in riddles they are expressed directly through metaphorical speech. If we look
at the genesis of Uzbek folk riddles, it becomes clear that the ulam arose in connection
with the magic-mythological views related to the cult of words and the tradition of
"secret speech" in ancient symbolic-ritual ceremonies. Consequently, the euphemistic
lexicon was formed based on the belief that the terms denoting the names of specific
things and events are directly connected with the object or subject to which they
belong, and one requires the other