жуук

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *jAk-. Cognate to Southern Altai јуук (ǰuuk), Kumyk ювукъ (yuwuq), etc.

Adjective

жуук • (juuk) (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide], Arabic spelling جۇۇق)

1. near, close

Adverb

жуук • (juuk) (Arabic spelling جۇۇق)

1. about, around (with regard to time)

References

• Sevortjan, E. V.; Levitskaja, L. S. (1989), “ЙАҒУ-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 4, Moscow: Nauka, pages 62, 63