хонук

Tuvan

Etymology

From хонар (xonar, “to stay overnight, lodge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɔˈnʊq/

Noun

хонук • (xonuk) (definite accusative хонукту, plural хонуктар)

1. day (period of 24 hours)

   Бир хонукта чээрби дөрт шак бар. ― Bir xonukta çeerbi dört şak bar. ― There are twenty four hours in a day.

Yakut

Etymology

From хон (qon) + ук (uk). Proto-Turkic *kon-. Compare to Tuvan хонук (xonuk), Northern Altai конок (konok), Khakas хоных (xonıx), etc.

Noun

хонук • (qonuk)

1. (time) day (calendar day, 24-hour period)

   Synonym: күн (kün)

   Holonym: нэдиэлэ (nediele, “week”)

   Meronym: чаас (caas, “hour”)

   биэс хонук ааста ― bies qonuk aasta ― it took five days

   нэдиэлэ хонуга ― nediele qonuga ― day of the week

2. overnight stay

   хонук дьиэ ― qonuk jie ― overnight house

   хонук ас ― qonuk as ― dinner, supper