Ö

Etymological Legend
Ch	Chinese
CT	Common Turkic
Kh	Khalkha Mongolian
Khak	Khakas
LM	Literary Mongolian
LT	Literary Tibetan
NE	Northeastern Turkic
Rus	Russian
Skt	Sanskrit

• öčü- to state, to give a statement; to say, to declare, to testify. [LM öči-]
• ödek dung; premises, grounds around the house, place where the livestock is kept; ödek doos-karazï dung beetle. [LM ötög]
• ödüg passage; strait.
• ödürek duck. [<CT *hö:rdek]
• ög yurt, home, family; öö his/her home, family; alažï ög coneshaped tent; kidis ög yurt, felt tent; ïyaš yurt wooden house; kïzïl ög red yurt; ög tik- to set up a yurt; to have or establish a family, household; ög išti family, family member; spouse, husband, wife; öönden ünmes kiži a stay-at-home, person who does not leave his house; ög žok unmarried, single; arï öö beehive; kïmïskayak öö ant-hill; čïlan öö snake’s nest. [<CT *eb]
• ög-baš family.
• ög-büle family; akï-duŋma ög-büle fraternal family; nayïraldïg ög-büle friendly family.
• ögbe ancestor; fore-father; great-grandfather; ögbe dïl proto-language, parent language. [LM ebüge, Kh öbög]
• ögbeŋ standing out, bristling (of a moustache, whiskers, hair); thick (of a beard).
• ögbey- to ascend, to go up (of mist, smoke); to be tousled, ruffled, dishevelled (of hair).
• öge- to rub, to polish, to grate, to comb, to card; to smear, to daub.
• ögle- to marry off, to give into marriage; to set up a yurt, home.
• ögle-bašta- to marry off, to give into marriage; to set up a yurt.
• öglen- to get married, to wed; (of the sun, moon) to be surrounded by a halo.
• öglen-baštan- to get married, to wed.
• öglendir- to marry off, to give into marriage.
• ögleniš- to marry, to get married to.
• ögleš- to help marry off, give into marriage; to help set up a yurt, home.
• öglet- to let marry off, to let give into marriage; to let set up a yurt, home.
• öglettin- (of a yurt, home) to be set up.
• öglettir- to let marry off, to let give into marriage; to let set up a yurt, home.
• öglüg having a home, family, household; married; öglüg bol- to get married.
• ök larynx, throat, gullet; ök-bile adaar ažïk ünner pharyngealised vowels.
• ökpe lung; ökpe aarïï tuberculosis; čedi ökpe čedelee tur- to be very angry, livid; ökpe öŋ (~ ökpeŋ) crimson. [<CT *öpke]
• ökpe-baar liver; ökpe-baardan kïlgan made with liver; ökpe baardan kïlgan kolbasa liver sausage.
• ökpele- to be dissatified, displeased. [<CT *öpkele-]
• ökpeži discontented, dissatisfied. [<CT *öpkeči]
• öl humid, moist, wet; humidity, moistness; öl čer humid soil; öl sigen moist hay; ölden kort- to be afraid of humidity. [<CT *ö:l]
• öl- to die; ölbes not dead, immortal; ölgen deceased. [<CT *öl-]
• öle grey (a horse colour); grey-haired; boozed up, dead-drunk; öle baš a head turned grey. [Tofa öle]
• öleŋ sedge (a species of grass). [<CT *öleŋ]
• ölüg dead, deceased. [<CT *ölüg]
• ölüg chaff.
• ölük furs, peltry; fur-bearing.
• ölüm death; ölüm čok immortal. [<CT *ölüm]
• ölümdük weak. [<CT *ölümdük]
• ölümnüg deadly, fatal; ölümnüg xoran deadly poison; ölümnüü mortality. [<CT *ölümlüg]
• ölür- to kill. [<CT *ölür-]
• ölürt- to let kill. [<CT *ölürt-]
• ölürüš- to kill one another. [<CT *ölürüš-]
• ölürt- to let kill. [<CT *ölürt-]
• ömeeriš- to defend, to protect. [LM ömügere-]
• ömeeržikči defender, protector; guardian, tutor, mediator, counsel for the defense. [LM ömügeregči]
• ömeeržilge defence, protection.
• ömünee: ömüneezinden on behalf of; čonnuŋ ömüneezinden on behalf of the people.
• önčü property; socialistig önčü socialist property; önčüzün xuraa- to confiscate property.
• önčük occasion, cause grounds (for faultfinding).
• önčülüg having property.
• önčüten owner, proprietor; biče önčüten small owner.
• öndür great; öndür ulug stately, majestic.
• öŋ colour; kïzïl öŋ red colour. [<CT *öŋ]
• öŋ front, face, façade; right side (of a fabric). [<CT *öŋ]
• öŋ friend, pal.
• öŋgür bright, light; öŋgür čeček bright flower; öŋgür kök sigen bright green grass.
• öŋnüg coloured; öŋnüg karandaštar colour pencils; öŋnüg fil’m colour film; öŋnüg metaldar non-ferous metals; deer öŋnüg aht grey horse. [<CT *öŋlüg]
• öŋnük friend.
• öŋnükteš- to be or become friends, to make friends with.
• öödele- to become better; to become right, to become free; cf. ööndele-.
• öök (small) button.
• ööndele- cf. öödele- to become better.
• öör friendship, friend; group, herd, flock, flock, pack; meeŋ öörüm my friend; kïs öörüm my girl friend; öör mal herd of livestock; öör kastar group of geese; öör börüler pack of wolves; öör arï flight of bees; öör sïldïs constellation. [<NE *ögür]
• ööredig doctrine, study, teachings. [<CT *ögretig]
• ööredikči teacher.
• ööredilge learning, education.
• öören- to learn, to study; to get used to (+ dative). [<CT *ögren-]
• ööreniičel able, capable, intelligent.
• öörenikči student, apprentice, pupil.
• ööret- to teach. [<CT *ögret-]
• öörü cf. örü upward.
• öörü- to be happy, to rejoice; öörüp čettir- to thank; öörüp čettiriiškin gratitude. [<CT *ögri-]
• öörünčüg pleasant, joyful.
• öörüškü happiness, joy.
• öörzek without herd.
• ööskü- to become worse (disease); to break out and spread (disease, war, fire).
• öösküt- to spread (rumours); to kindle (fire, emotions); to commit (a revolution).
• ööš gullet, esophagus, trachea; strait, river-head; kïzïl ööš esophagus; kegžir ööš trachea; ööš et- to hiccup; buga ööžü main canal; cf. ödüg. [<CT *öŋöč]
• öpeŋne- cf. öpey- to be sparse; to rise.
• öpey: öpey-öpey hush-hush!; öpey ïrï lullaby.
• öpey- to be sparse, not dense; to rise, to heave, to grow; saraat öpeyip keldi haystacks rose up.
• öpeyle- to sing lullabies.
• öre debt. [LM *öri]
• öreel classroom; room; aalčïlar öreeli drawing room, lounge. [LM öregüü]
• örege felt covering of the smoke outlet of a yurt.
• örelig indebted.
• öreme cream. [LM örüme]
• örge burunduk, suslyk, gopher, ground squirrel; örge üŋgürü hole of a gopher. [Khakas örge, örke]
• örgee rich yurt; tent; residence (e.g. of a khan). [LM örgüge(n)]
• örgen stake, picket, pile. [<NE *örgen]
• örgen-mïyïs male yearling maral deer.
• örgü- to offer, to present. [LM örgö-]
• örgül gift, present. [LM ergül]
• örgün: örgün čon the masses.
• örgüüdel application. [LM ergüdel]
• öršee- to have mercy, to pardon; öršee! mercy!; öršeep körüŋer for goodness’ sake!; excuse me, I beg your pardon. [LM örüsiye-]
• öršeel mercy, pardon, amnesty; öršeel čok merciless; öršeel dile- to ask for mercy; öršeel körgüs- to pardon to forgive, to show mercy. [LM örüsiyel]
• ört [öhrt] a fire, burning (of grassland, woods); ört sal- to set fire to. [<CT *ört]
• örteel yam station, horse relay station; stop between yam stations. [cf. LM örtege(n)]
• örtek price, value, cost. [LM örteg]
• örtemčey world, cosmos, universe.
• örteŋ burned, scorched, charred; örteŋ xovu scorched steppe.
• örttet- to set a fire, to ignite; boktu örttet- to burn garbage. [<CT *örtet-]
• örü (~ örüü) upper side, up, upwards, above; örü kaht upper floor; üšten örü more than three. [<CT *ö:rü]
• örü- to plait, to braid (hair). [<CT *ö:r-]
• örü- to set up, to compose (text). [LM örü-]
• örü- to cut, to slit (the skin so as to remove it).
• örükčü compositor, type-setter. [LM örügči]
• örüle- to stand up, to rise; xün örüledi the sun rose. [<CT *ö:rüle-]
• örülge composition, type-setting.
• örüm drill, auger, borer. [LM örüm]
• örümne- to drill, to bore.
• örüten from above; from the north; örüten kelgen kiži a person having come from the north.
• örüürten from above; from the north.
• ös aorta; özü kara perfidious. [<CT *ö:z]
• ös- (özer) to grow. [LM ös-]
• öske another; ol öske xerek-tir that is another matter; öske talazïndan from the other side; oon öške besides that; öske-daa and others. [<CT *özge]
• öske- [öhske-] to go upstream. [LM ögsö-]
• öskeer otherwise, differently; wrongly.
• öskele- to consider as alien, strange; to treat as alien, stranger, to treat unfriendly; of children to fear a stranger.
• öskeril- to change, to undergo a change, to alter; (of words) to be conjugated, declined.
• öskerilge change.
• öskerliiškin change.
• öskerlikči traitor.
• öskert- to change, to alter; to conjugate, to decline (words).
• ösküs orphan. [<CT *ögsüz]
• öš revenge, vengeance, spite; öš-bile with a bad intention, on purpose. [<CT *ö:č]
• öš- (öžer) to go out, to extinguish. [<CT *öč-]
• öškü goat; policeman, cop, copper. [<CT *ečkü]
• öštüg carrying a bad intention to, being thirsty for; having a liking or weakness for, being partial to; ehtke östüg kiži a person who likes meat; uygaa öštüg kiži a person who likes to sleep. [cf. Khakas]
• öt gall bladder; bile. [<CT *ö:t]
• öt- to get wet.
• öt- to suffer from diarrhoea.
• öt- [öht-] to penetrate. [<CT *öt-]
• ötkek diarrhoea. [<CT *ötkek]
• ötkekte- to suffer from diarrhoea.
• ötkür sharp; piercing; shrewd; loud; ötkür sogun sharp arrow; ötkür ün piercing voice.
• ötküt sharp; piercing; shrewd; loud; ötküt ugaan shrewd mind; ötküt ün piercing voice; ötküt ïr loud song.
• öttün- to imitate; kiži öttünüp sïgïr- to imitate the whistling of man.
• öttünček imitating.
• öttünüüškün imitation.
• öttür through, over, all through.
• öttür- to make wet, moist; but öttür- to get one’s feet wet; erinni öttür- to moisten the lips.
• öveenči ledum, labrador tea (a shrub).
• övür southern side; the southern part of Tuva; övür čarïk southern slope. [LM öbür]
• övürle- to go south, to go to the south of Tuva.
• öy moment, time, season; taraa kezer öy the time to cut the grain, harvest time; ol öyde at that time. [cf. CT *öy]
• öy: -A/IrIngA öy to do only, merely, just, nothing but; ol oynaarïnga öy s/he does nothing but playing; sen uduurunga öy-dür you do nothing but sleeping, you are a sleepy-head; ol čemneniringe öy s/he does nothing but eating, s/he is a glutton.
• öy just right, fitting, of the right size, measure; bo idikter meŋee öy these boots are of the right size for me, these boots fit me.
• öy- to roll; to rub; kidis oy- to prepare felt; kidis idik oy- to prepare felt boots.
• öyek abdomen, belly (of animals); ); the skin underneath the belly and throat; forestock of a rifle.
• öyle- to limit, to restrict, to measure out, to ration; ažïl šagïn öyle- to standardise the working time.
• öylüg having a limit; utmost.
• öyünde just right, moderate; öyünde temperatura moderate temperature; bo meŋee öyünde ton-dur this is a dress that fits me just right.
• özek core, center; axle; wick; ïyaš özee the core of a tree; kadaganïŋ özee the core of a boil; tergeniŋ özee a cart’s axle; černiŋ özee axis of the equator; kerosin lampazïnïŋ özee the wick of a kerosine lamp. [<CT *özek]
• özen narrow gully. [<CT *özen]
• özülde growth. [LM ösülte]
• özüm shoots, young growth; baštaygï özümner early shoots.
• öže- to spite. [<CT *ö:če-, or cf. LM ösi-]
• öžeen revenge, vengeance, hate, hatred; öžeen alïkčïzï avenger. [LM ösiye]
• öžeennig being against, fiendish, antagonist.
• öžeeten (~ öžeeti) hardened enemy, inveterate enemy. [LM ösiyeten]
• öžegeer on purpose.
• öžeš stubborn, obstinate; stubbornness; öžeš kiži stubborn person. [<CT *ö:češ]
• öžeš- to be obstinate. [<CT *ö:češ-]
• öžün forearm. [<CT *öšün]
• öžür- to extinguish. [<CT *öčür-]