Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *od-on-, reflexive/passive of Proto-Turkic *od-. Also compare Mongolian удах (udax, to cause, stir up) and Even хиду (hidu, to instigate).

Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (oδun-, to awake) Old Uyghur [script needed] (odon-, to awake), Azerbaijani oyanmaq (to awake), Bashkir уяныу (uyanıw, to awake), Chuvash вӑран (văran, to awake), Kazakh ояну (oänu, to awake), Southern Altai ойгонор (oygonor, to awake, wake up), Turkmen oýanmak (to awake), Uzbek uygʻonmoq (to awake).

Verb

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ойгонуу (oygonuu) (Arabic spelling ويعونۇۇ)

  1. to wake up