өһүл

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic. Compare to Other turkic *üzül-.

Verb

өһүл • (öhül)

1. (transitive) to disassemble, to unscrew

   Synonyms: көтүр (kötür), үрэй (ürey), ырыт (ırıt)

   Antonym: эрий (eriy, “to screw”)

   массыынаны өһүл ― massıınanı öhül ― to disassemble the machine

   суруугу өһүл ― suruugu öhül ― to unscrew the screw

2. to untangle, to undo something woven (for example a braid)

   Antonyms: булкуй (bulkuy, “to mix (in/up)”), хат (qat, “to (tie in a) knot”)

3. (with abl.) to deviate (from one's word)

   эппит тылбын өһүлбэппин ― eppit tılbın öhülbeppin ― I will not deviate from my spoken word

4. to forgive (i.e. to figuratively disassemble one's desire for revenge)

   Antonym: өһөө (öhöö, “to get or pursue revenge”)

Derived terms

• өһүлүн (öhülün, “to dissolve, to weaken”)