уус

Yakut

Etymology

Starostin lists this word as being from Proto-Turkic *ūŕ (“master, craftsman”), cognate with Turkish uz. See also the etymology listed at Mongolian ур (ur).

Noun

уус • (uus)

1. smith, master, expert, craftsman

Derived terms

• мас ууһа (mas uuha, “carpenter”)
• муос ууһа (muos uuha, “bone carver”)
• тимир ууһа (timir uuha, “ironsmith, blacksmith”)
• уус тыл (uus tıl, “eloquence”)
• уус тыллаах (uus tıllaaq, “eloquent”)
• уустук (uustuk, “complex, complicated”)