күтүр

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) For the sense of "demon", compare кут (kut, “soul”).

Adjective

күтүр • (kütür)

1. miserly, stingy

   See synonyms at көҥөс (köñös).

2. terrible, formidable

   See synonyms at суос (suos).

   күтүр кыыл ― kütür kııl ― a terrible beast

   күтүр күүс ― kütür küüs ― formidable force

3. (colloquial) huge

   Synonym: суо (suo, “great, huge, respected”)

   күтүр дьиэ ― kütür jie ― a huge house

Noun

күтүр • (kütür)

1. (religion) demon

   See synonyms at абааһы (abaahı).

2. (dialectal) a bad-tempered or ill-tempered person