иэн

Yakut

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *ēn (“width”). See Southern Altai ээн (een, “width”) and Bashkir иң (iñ, “width, breadth”) for lengthy lists of cognates.

Noun

иэн • (ien)

  1. size
  2. surface, expanse
    See synonyms at куйаар (kuyaar).
  3. (geometry) area
    Synonym: кээмэй (keemey, “size, volume”)
    төгүрүмтэ иэнэ ― tögürümte iene ― area of a circle

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Possibly related with the above sense of "surface, expanse".

Noun

иэн • (ien)

  1. (anatomy) lower back
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