уйа

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *uya (“nest; place inhabited by an animal”). Compare Turkish yuva (“nest, home”).

Noun

уйа • (uya)

1. nest

Further reading

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “уйа”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Yakut

Etymology

See above.

Noun

уйа • (uya)

1. nest