кэм

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kem"

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowing from Mongolian. Cognate of New Uyghur كەم.

Noun

кэм • (kem)

1. measure (of something)

   Synonym: кээмэй (keemey)

2. (period of) time, age

   Synonyms: сах (saq, “time”), үйэ (üye, “century, time”)

3. (concept of) time

   Synonym: күн-ый (kün-ıy)

Derived terms

• ааспыт кэм (aaspıt kem, “past tense”)
• билиҥҥи кэм (biliññi kem, “present tense”)
• иллэҥ кэм (illeñ kem, “free time”)
• кэлэр кэм (keler kem, “future tense”)
• кэмнээ (kemnee, “to measure”)
• урукку кэм (urukku kem, “(the) past”)

Adverb

кэм • (kem)

1. still