уруу

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Kyrgyz[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *ur-, compare Southern Altai ур- (ur-), Turkish vurmak.

Verb[edit]

уруу (uruu) (Arabic spelling ۇرۇۇ)

  1. to beat, to hit, to strike, to pound

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *urug (seed; kin, relatives). Cognate with Yakut уруу (uruu), Turkish uruk, etc.

Noun[edit]

уруу (uruu)

  1. tribe
Declension[edit]

Yakut[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *urug (seed; kin, relatives).

Noun[edit]

уруу (uruu)

  1. relative, family member
  2. (can be used collectively) relatives, kin
    Үруу ырааҕа, уу чугаһа ордук.
    Üruu ıraağa, uu cugaha orduk.
    It is better when the relatives are far and the watering hole is near.
    Proverb. Compare the Arab proverb, "What do fish and visitors have in common? After three days they start to stink."

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