кыыс

Dolgan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kï̄ŕ (“girl”). Compare Turkish kız (“girl”), Bashkir ҡыҙ (qıź), Turkmen gyz (“girl”), Kyrgyz кыз (kız).

Noun

кыыс • (kııs)

1. girl
2. daughter

Yakut

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *kï̄ŕ (“girl”).

Noun

кыыс • (kïïs)

1. girl
2. daughter

Declension

Irregular. The plural of кыыс (kïïs), кыргыттар (kïrgïttar) is derived from кыргын (kïrgïn, “slave”), from Proto-Turkic *kï̄rkïn, which is related to this noun (see Etymology 1 section).

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Hypernyms

• оҕо (oğo, “child”)

Coordinate terms

• уол (uol, “son”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *kï̄ŕ- (“to redden, glow”). Compare Turkish kızmak (“to become hot”).

Verb

кыыс • (kïïs)

1. (intransitive) to blush, redden

   See synonyms at кытар (kïtar).

Related terms

• кыһыл (kïhïl, “red”)