сууй

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yu(b)-, compare Azerbaijani yumaq, Kazakh жуу (juu).

Verb

сууй • (suuy)

1. (transitive) to wash, to bathe

   Synonym: хомуй (qomuy, “to clean”)

Derived terms

• дьиэ сууйааччы (jie suuyaaccı, “janitor”)
• сууйуу (suuyuu, “washing, bathing”)
• суун (suun, “to wash oneself”)

See also

• баанньык (baannyık, “bathhouse”)