муус

See also: мӱӱс

Yakut

Etymology

From earlier *būs < *būz, from Proto-Turkic *būŕ, *būnŕ. Cognate with Bashkir боҙ (boź), Chuvash пӑр (păr), Turkish buz, Turkmen būz, Dolgan буус (buus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːs/, [muːs]

Noun

муус • (muus)

1. ice

Alternative forms

• буус (buus, dialectal)

Derived terms

• Муус устар (Muus ustar, “April”)
• муустаах (muustaaq, “icy, ice-covered”)