туус

Dolgan

Etymology

From earlier *tūz, from Proto-Turkic *tūŕ. Cognate with Turkish tuz, Kyrgyz туз (tuz).

Noun

туус • (tuus)

1. salt

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tïgïŕ (“narrow, compact, firm”).

Adjective

туус • (tuus)

1. dense, thick

References

L. T. Rjumina-Syrkaševa, editor (1995), “туус”, in Teleutsko-russkij slovarʹ [Teleut–Russian Dictionary], Kemerovo: N. A. Kučigaševa, →ISBN

“туус”, in Grammatika Altajskovo Jazyka [Altaic language Grammar], Kazan: V universtiteskoj til, 1869, →ISBN.

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tūŕ.

Noun

туус • (tuus)

1. (chemistry) salt

   тууһа суох ас ― tuuha suoq as ― unsalted food

Coordinate terms

• биэрэс (bieres, “pepper”)

Derived terms

• туустаах (tuustaaq, “salty”)
• тууһаа (tuuhaa, “to salt”)

See also

Minerals - минераллар (minerallar)
Stone	stone: таас (taas) Proto-Turkic *tiāĺ	Iron	iron: тимир (timir) Proto-Turkic *temür	Silver	silver: үрүҥ көмүс (ürüñ kömüs) Proto-Turkic *kümüĺ
Gold	gold: кыһыл көмүс (kıhıl kömüs) Proto-Turkic *altun	Strawberry	copper: алтан (altan) Proto-Turkic *bakïr	Chalk	chalk: миэл (miel) (← Russ. мел (mel)) Proto-Turkic *bōr
Coal	coal: көмөр (kömör) Proto-Turkic *kömür	Salt	salt: туус (tuus) Proto-Turkic *tūŕ	Lead	lead: сибиниэс (sibinies) (← Russ. свинец (svinec)) Proto-Turkic *korguĺčïn

This table was derived from Template:table:mines/trk-pro.