үүн

Yakut

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Possibly cognate with Kazakh өсу (ösu).

Verb

үүн • (üün)

1. (intransitive) to grow, to grow up, to increase

   See synonyms at үксээ (üksee).

Derived terms

• үүнээйи (üüneeyi, “plant”)
• үүннэр (üünner, “to grow, to nurture”) (transitive)
• үүнүү (üünüü, “growth, harvest”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *yügen (“bridle”). See Bashkir йүгән (yügən) for more cognates.

Noun

үүн • (üün)

1. bridle

Synonyms

• уостуган (uostugan, “bit, bridle”)