күүс

Dolgan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kǖč. Cognate to Yakut күүс (küüs), etc.

Noun

күүс • (transliteration needed)

1. power

References

• Ubrjatova, Je. I. (1980) “сила”, in Народы и Языки Сибири [People and languages of siberia], Novosibirsk, page 156

Yakut

Etymology

From Common Turkic *kǖč. Cognate with Turkish güç and Kyrgyz күч (küc). See also Yakut күүр (küür, “to strain”).

Noun

күүс • (küüs)

1. (physics, general) force, strength
2. (physics, general) power

Synonyms

• кыах (kıaq, “power, opportunity”)
• сыра (sıra, “power, strength, effort”)
• сэниэ (senie, “strength, prosperity”)
• уох (uoq, “power, strength, ardor”)

See also

• кыһай (kıhay, “to squeeze, to press, to force”)