хотун

Yakut

Etymology

Either from Proto-Turkic *xātun (“queen, lady”), or possibly from a Mongolic source. See also Buryat хатан (xatan).

Noun

хотун • (qotun)

1. lady

   эдэр хотун ― eder qotun ― young lady

   кыыс хотун ― kııs qotun ― young lady, miss

2. mother-in-law
3. wife

   дьиэлээх хотун ― jieleeq qotun ― mistress of the house

4. (card games) queen

   эбиэн хотуна ― ebien qotuna ― Queen of Spades

5. (figurative) mother

   сир ийэ хотун ― sir iye qotun ― Mother Earth