тыын

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tï̄n (“spirit, breath”). Cognate with Tuvan тынар (tınar, “to breathe”).

Noun

тыын • (tıın)

1. (religion) spirit, soul, life

   See synonyms at кут (kut).

2. (biology) breath

Derived terms

• тыыннаах (tıınnaaq, “alive, animated, lively, living”)

Verb

тыын • (tıın)

1. (intransitive) to breathe

See also

• тыы (tıı, “to breathe”)