халлаан

Yakut

Etymology

From халын (qalïn) + -аан (-aan), From Tungusic *galga. Related with халын (qalïn, “(of the sky) to clear up”).

Noun

халлаан • (qallaan)

1. (meteorology) sky

Derived terms

• халлаан күөх (qallaan küöq, “sky blue”)
• Халлаан Сиигэ (Qallaan Siige, “Milky Way”)

References

• Pekarskij, E. K. (1959), “халлаан”, in Словарь якутского языка [Yakut Dictionary] (in Russian), a reprint of the original thirteen fascicles appearing 1907–1930, Moscow: Academy Press, column 3265