аҥар

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps compare Southern Altai сыҥар (sïŋar).

Noun

аҥар • (añar)

1. half (½, 50%)
2. one of a pair
3. one of two twins

Coordinate terms

• игирэ (igire, “twin”)
• икки (ikki, “two”)

Derived terms

• аҥардаа (añardaa, “to halve”)
• сүппүт аҥар (süppüt añar, “vanishing twin”)