сөҥ

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare суон (suon, “thick, fat”).

Adjective

сөҥ • (söñ)

1. (esp. of cream or other semisolids) thick, heavy

   See synonyms at суон (suon).

   сөҥ сүөгэй ― söñ süögey ― heavy cream

   сөҥ былыт ― söñ bılıt ― a thick cloud

2. (of sounds, esp. the voice) low, deep

   Synonym: бас (bas, “bass (voice)”)

   сөҥ саҥа ― söñ saña ― a low voice

3. (figurative, colloquial) weighty

   сөҥ тыл ― söñ tıl ― a weighty word

   сөҥөн олор ― söñön olor ― (idiom) to sit with a pensive look

Verb

сөҥ • (söñ)

1. (intransitive) to thicken

   былыт сөҥмүт ― bılıt söñmüt ― the cloud has thickened

2. (intransitive) (of dairy products) to settle

   үүт сөҥмүт ― üüt söñmüt ― the milk has settled