Etymology 1[edit]
From от (ot, “grass”).
отуу • (otuu)
- a grass hut
- отуу тутун ― otuu tutun ― to build oneself a grass hut
- (by extension) a temporary shelter
Etymology 2[edit]
Variant of уот (uot, “fire”).
отуу • (otuu)
- (dialectal) fire, bonfire (in a field)
- отуу уота ― otuu uota ― bonfire
