күлүк

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kölü-k (“shadow”), from *kölü- (“to shadow”). Cognate with Turkish gölge (“shadow”), Kyrgyz көлөкө (kölökö, “shadow”), Karakhanid [script needed] (kölik, “shadow”).

Noun

күлүк • (külük)

1. shadow

   Antonym: сырдык (sırdık, “light”)

Derived terms

• күлүк киһи (külük kihi, “shadow person”) (paranormal concept)