муос

Dolgan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *büjŋüŕ, compare Turkish boynuz and Crimean Tatar müyüz.

Noun

муос • (muos)

1. horn

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *büjŋüŕ, compare Turkish boynuz and Crimean Tatar müyüz.

Noun

муос • (muos)

1. (zootomy) horn

   муос муоска, тиис тиискэ, туйах туйахха ― muos muoska, tiis tiiske, tuyaq tuyaqqa ― an eye for an eye (literally, “horn by horn, tooth by tooth, hoof by hoof”)

2. (metonymically) bone

Derived terms

• муос ууһа (muos uuha, “bone carver”)