буруо

Dolgan

Noun

буруо • (buruo)

1. smoke
2. vapour, steam

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bur-uk. Compare Tuvan буру (buru, “smoke”), Khakas пыр (pır, “shallow dust”), etc.

Noun

буруо • (buruo)

1. smoke

   Synonym: ыыс (ııs)

2. (figurative) dwelling, family

Derived terms

• буруолаа (buruolaa, “to (give off) smoke”, intransitive)
• буруолаах (buruolaaq, “smoky”, ornative)
• буруолат (buruolat, “to smoke”, causative, transitive)

References

Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura