үөр

Yakut

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *ögür (“a herd of horses, group of wild animals"”). See Bashkir өйөр (öyör) for cognates.

Noun

үөр • (üör)

1. (of animals) herd

   Synonym: бөлөх (bölöq)

   атыыр тоҕус үөрэ ― atıır toğus üöre ― a herd with nine stallions

2. (of people) gang, clique
3. (synecdochically) member, individual

Etymology 2

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Noun

үөр • (üör)

1. (religion) soul (of a deceased person)

   See synonyms at кут (kut).

2. an evil spirit

   See synonyms at абааһы (abaahı).

Etymology 3

Proto-Turkic *ög-mek, *ȫg-mek (“to praise”) . Compare Turkish övmek (“to praise”).

Verb

үөр • (üör)

1. to rejoice

Derived terms

• үөр-көт (üör-köt, “to rejoice very much”)