уу

See also: юу, ую, -уу, and yy

Dolgan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sɨb, *sub (“water”). Compare Yakut уу (uu, “water”).

Noun

уу • (uu)

  1. water

References
  • Н. М. Артемьев, 'Долганский язык' (2001)

Mongolian

Alternative forms
  • Cyrillic post-vowel variant: юу
  • Traditional script for this variant: ᠣ᠋ᠣ (o᠋o)

Particle

уу • (uu) (complying with vowel harmony)

  1. final interrogative particle that creates yes-no questions.

Yakut

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *sɨb, *sub (“water”). Compare cognates Old Turkic 𐰽𐰆𐰉‎ (sub, “water”), Bashkir һыу (hïw, “water”), Kyrgyz суу (suu, “water”), Turkish su (“water”).

Noun

уу • (uu)

  1. water
  • утах (utax, “thirst”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *ū (“sleep”). Compare cognates Old Turkic 𐰆‎ (u, “sleep”), Karakhanid [script needed] (ū, “sleep”).

Noun

уу • (uu)

  1. sleep
  • утуй (utuy, “to sleep”)
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