оҕус

Yakut

Etymology 1

From earlier *oqus < *oquz, from back vowel variant of Proto-Turkic *öküŕ (“ox, bull”). Cognate with Turkish öküz (“ox”), Kyrgyz өгүз (ögüz, “ox”).

Noun

оҕус • (oğus)

1. bull
2. ox

Hyponyms

• ат кунан (at kunan, “steer”)
• ат оҕус (at oğus, “bullock”)
• атыыр оҕус (atıır oğus, “stud bull”)
• көлүүр оҕуһа (kölüür oğuha, “draft bull”)
• кунан (kunan, “young bull”)

Coordinate terms

• ынах (ınaq, “cow”)
• ньирэй (nyirey, “calf”)

Derived terms

• ооҕуй оҕус (ooğuy oğus, “spider”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

оҕус • (oğus)

1. (transitive) to hit

   See synonyms at кырбаа (kırbaa).

2. (transitive) to cut down, to tear down, to break down
3. (transitive) (agriculture) to mow
4. after the -а form of a verb, implies doing that thing quickly or hastily

   Synonym: саай (saay)

Derived terms

• охсун (oqsun, reflexive)
• охсуу (oqsuu, gerund)

See also

• от (ot, “grass”)