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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

• udaa time, instance; čaŋgïs udaa once; kaš udaa a couple of times; udaa-daraa often. [LM udaγa]
• udavaanda soon.
• udavas soon. [cf. LM uda- to tarry]
• udazïn thread. [LM utasu(n)]
• udu- (uduur) to sleep. [<CT *udu-]
• uduk gain, prize (in a game).
• udumzura- to dream, to slumber.
• udur [uhdur] opposite, against-; čonga udur against the people; erdemge udur anti-science; šažïnga udur anti-revolutionary; xatka udur against the wind. [<CT *utru]
• udurlan- to oppose, to resist; bis ol sanalga udurlanïr bis we are opposed to that assumption.
• udurlanïïškïn opposition, resistance.
• udurtukču leader. [LM uduriduγči]
• udurtulga leadership, direction. [LM uduridulγa]
• uduučaŋna- to pretend to be asleep.
• ug- (uur) to raise, to elevate.
• ug- (uur) to grind. [<CT *ub-]
• ugaan wisdom, intelligence, intellect. [LM uqaγan]
• ugaannïg wise, intelligent, bright.
• ugba elder sister, aunt.
• ugbaškï (~ ugbaškïlar ~ ugbalïškïlar) sisters.
• ugdun- cf. uuttun- to raise.
• ugla- to point to, to direct to.
• uglanïïškïn direction, tendency.
• ugulza (~ uulza) pattern, ornament, decoration. [LM uγalĵa ~ uγulĵa]
• ugulzala- to decorate, to apply an ornament. [LM uγulĵala-]
• ugulzalančak patterned, decorated.
• ugulzalat- to let decorate, apply an ornament.
• ugulzalïg decorated, with ornaments.
• ugut- to preach, to sermonize; to propagate, to campaign, to carry on propaganda.
• uk sock, stocking.
• uk origin; at present, of the present; above-mentioned, aforementioned. [LM uγ]
• ukta- to originate, to arise, to trace to, to find out.
• ula- to join, to link, to connect, to tie up. [<CT *ula-]
• ulag relay (horse). [<CT *ulag]
• ulaan-ot measles. [LM ulaγanud]
• ulam more, still. [CT *ulam, LM ulam]
• ulamčïla- to continue with, to prolong, to extend. [LM ulamĵila-]
• ular grouse, woodcock. [<CT *ular]
• ulaš- to join, link, connect, tie up together. [<CT *ulaš-]
• ulču- to walk around, to roam, to loaf about.
• ulčumal vagrant, restless.
• ulčut- to let walk around, roam, loaf about.
• ulduŋ sole (of a boot). [<CT *ultoŋ]
• ulduŋ a fourth part, a quarter.
• uldur- to cook meat in large quantities.
• uldur- [uhldur-] to sew.
• ulduruk wolf (pejorative).
• ulgat- to grow, to expand; to rise (water); to grow up; to grow old. [<CT *ulgad-]
• ulu- to howl (wolves, dogs). [<CT *u:lï-, LM uli-]
• ulug big, large, great; eldest, grown up, adult; Ulug Xem Yenissei; ulug ulus adult, grown up; ulug kiži grown-up person, adult; uluu bigness, greatness, size. [<CT *ulug]
• ulug-ergek thumb.
• ulug-xün sunday.
• ulus people, nation, folk; Sovet ulus Sovet people; ulus respublika people’s republic; ulustar arazïnïŋ politikazï international politics. [LM ulus]
• ulusču popular, people’s, national; ulusču partiya people’s party.
• uluurga- to behave in a haughty manner, to be conceited.
• uluurgak haughty, arrogant, conceited; uluurgak kiži arrogant person; uluurgak ayan a haughty fashion; uluurgak čoruk haughtiness, arrogance.
• uluurgattïn- to behave in a haughty manner, to be conceited.
• un stem, stalk; river valley, river bed.
• undargay sad.
• ur- to strew, to scatter.
• ur- to saddle; ezer ur- to saddle (a horse), to put a saddle (on a horse’s back). [<CT *ur-]
• uran masterly, artful. [LM uran]
• uran-čüül art.
• uru excrescence (on a tree or on the body), tumour, swelling. [LM ur]
• urug child, girl; kïs urug girl; ool urug boy; uruunuŋ uruu grandchild (lit. one’s child’s child). [<CT *urug]
• urug-darïg children, descendants. [<CT *urug-tarïg]
• uruk lasso pole. [<CT *uruk]
• uržuk reason, cause; consequences, result, outcome.
• us master, artisan; crafty, skillful. [<CT *uz]
• us- to scoop. [<CT *suz-]
• us-tïvïščï artisan, merchant, industrialist.
• uskuuš saddle-cloth.
• uš end, sharp. [<CT *u:č]
• uš- (užar) to fly; duruyaalar murnuu čükče užup bar čorlar the cranes are flying south; užar čüül aviation, air-; užar čüül xünü aviation day. [<CT **uč-]
• uš- (užar) to fall; to sink; to get drunk.
• uškar- to seat someone in front or behind one on the horse.
• uškaš- of two people to ride on one horse, to sit down behind someone.
• uštun- to fall out, to fall off, to come off; to protrude, to stick out; to become free of, to get rid of; ooŋ börgü uštuna bergen his/her hat fell off; örgeniŋ bažï üŋgürden uštünup kelgen the head of the ground squirel peeped out from the hole; duguy özeenden uštuna bergen the wheel came off from its axle.
• ut- [uht-] (udar) to win. [<CT *ut-]
• ut- [uttur] to forget. [<CT *unït-]
• utka composition, structure, meaning.
• utku- to meet, to receive.
• utkulga meeting.
• utkuštur towards.
• uttuučal forgetful, absent-minded.
• uttun(dur)- to forget.
• uttur- to lose; xöl-šïdïraaga uttur- to lose at chess.
• uu-čak thanks sonny! (said by grown-ups towards children).
• uulza cf. ugulza pattern, ornament, decoration.
• uurak cf. aa biestings, colostrum. [LM uγuraγ]
• uurgay storage pit (for grain); mine, pit. [LM aγurqai]
• uušta- to rumple, to crumple, to knead (leather); to mash (ears of grain); to shell, to peel, to husk (grain).
• uuttun- to raise; cf. ugdun-.
• uva-šeezey (~ uvaa-šeezey ~ uvaa šezek) ring finger, fourth finger.
• uya nest; kuš uyazï bird’s nest; uya tut- to build a nest. [<CT *uya]
• uyala- to build a nest. [<CT *uyala-]
• uyalan- to resemble a nest (of wool, hair).
• uyalančak ?nesting.
• uyan soft (metal); weak (character); sad, doleful, wistful (songs); uyan ïr sentimental song. [LM uyan]
• uyara- to be sad, to grieve, to be cast down, dejected. [LM uyara-]
• uyarat- to make sad, to cause to be cast down, dejected.
• uygu sleep; dream. [<CT *udïku]
• uyguzura- to want to sleep.
• uygužu sleepy; sleepyhead.
• uyo moan, groan, sigh (expression of pain).
• uyo-čovuur moan, groan.
• uyola- to moan, groan, sigh.
• uza- to be long, to become long. [<CT *uza-]
• uzak long; far; uzak aht horse that can run a long distance. [<CT *uzak]
• uzat- to make long(er), to lengthen. [<CT *uzat-]
• uzun long. [<CT *uzun]
• uzutkattïn- to be destroyed.
• už snake, adder. [←Rus už]
• uža hind part of an animal; the fat tail of a sheep. [<CT *u:ča]
• užar waterfall. [<CT *učar]
• užar-saazïn kite (toy).
• užar-xeme airplane; cf. samolyot.
• užudukču pilot.
• užuduuškun flight.
• užuk thread in a needle.
• užuk milk (of goat, sheep) which remains after feeding the young.
• užuk- to fly away.
• užul- (uštur) to take away; to undress.
• užun for the reason of, because; mooŋ užun because of this; ooŋ užun because of, that’s why. [<CT *üčün]
• užur idea, meaning, sense; cause, reason, purport, motive; norm; fate; essence, gist; need; matter; užurga tavïrïš- to be compelled; mooŋ užurundan because of this; ooŋ užurunda therefore. [LM učur]
• užur- to cut down, to fell (tree). [<CT *učur-]
• užur-duza meaning; role, influence.
• užur-duzalïg significant.
• užuraš- to meet; to smoke drugs, marihuana. [cf. LM učira-]
• užuražïïškïn the meeting.
• užurlug necessary, obligated.
• užut- to make fly.