уус

Yakut

Etymology

Starostin lists this word as being from Proto-Turkic *ūŕ (“master, craftsman”),[1] cognate with Turkish uz. See also the etymology listed at Mongolian ур (ur).

Noun

уус • (uus)

  1. smith, master, expert, craftsman

Derived terms
  • мас ууһа (mas uuha, “carpenter”)
  • муос ууһа (muos uuha, “bone carver”)
  • тимир ууһа (timir uuha, “ironsmith, blacksmith”)
  • уус тыл (uus tıl, “eloquence”)
  • уус тыллаах (uus tıllaaq, “eloquent”)
  • уустук (uustuk, “complex, complicated”)

References
  1. Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “ūŕ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎, Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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