суор

Yakut

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

суор • (suor)

1. crow, raven

   суор оҕото — суор

   suor oğoto — suor

   the child of a crow is a crow

   (like father, like son)

   суор суорун хараҕын оҥмот

   suor suorun qarağın oñmot

   a raven will not peck out another's eye

   (honor among thieves)

   суор хараҕын сиэбит киһи

   suor qarağın siebit kihi

   an early riser

   (literally, someone who has eaten a crow's eye)

Derived terms

• суор-тураах (suor-turaaq, “carrion crow”)

See also

• даах (daaq) (its cry)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *yōn- (“to adze”) (Turkish yontmak, yonmak). Perhaps influenced by Proto-Turkic *yüŕ- (“to skin, flay”).

Verb

суор • (suor)

1. to hew