суох

Yakut

Etymology

From earlier *čōq < *ǰōq, from Proto-Turkic *jōq (“there is no”).

Cognate with Tuvan чок (çok), Khakas чох (çox), Shor чоқ (čoq), Southern Altai јок (ǰok), Kazakh жоқ (joq), Turkish yok, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su͡oq/, [su͡o̞q], [su͡o̞χ]

Particle

суох • (suoq)

1. no

   Antonym: сөп (söp, “yes”)

Postposition

суох • (suoq)

1. without, -less

Predicative

суох • (suoq)

1. there is no

   Мин бэриэмэм суох. ― Min beriemem suoq. ― I have no time.

   Antonym: баар (baar, “there is/are”)