уһул

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) The sense extension of "to photograph, to film" may be a loan-translation from its Russian counterparts (compare Russian снимать (snimatʹ) and Russian снять (snjatʹ)).

Verb

уһул • (uhul)

1. (transitive) to take off, to remove

   куоппуйатын уһул ― kuoppuyatın uhul ― to make a copy

   таҥаскын уһул ― tañaskın uhul ― to remove one's clothes, to undress

   үлэтиттэн уһул ― ületitten uhul ― to remove from a post, to dismiss, to fire

2. (transitive) (film) to photograph, to film

   киинэҕэ уһул ― kiineğe uhul ― to shoot for a movie