үөн

Yakut

Etymology

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Although larvae are not worms, perhaps compare Japanese 虫 (“insect, worm, creepy-crawly”).

Noun

үөн • (üön)

1. worm

   Synonym: чиэрбэ (cierbe)

   үөнү булбут соххор туруйаҕа дылы

   üönü bulbut soqqor turuyağa dılı

   like a crooked crane that found a worm

   (proverb — refers to someone who has come upon good fortune, but then shuns those who helped them along the way)

2. larva

Derived terms

• үөн-көйүүр (üön-köyüür, “insect”)
• эриэн үөн (erien üön, “snake”)