күү

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From *kög (“melody”), from Sinitic 曲 (MC khjowk, “song”).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (kög, “melody”); Bashkir көй (köy, “melody”), Southern Altai кӱӱ (küü, “melody”), Kumyk кюй (küy, “melody”), Uzbek kuy (“melody”), Uyghur كۇي (kuy, “melody”), Khakas кӧг (“melody”), etc.

Noun

күү • (küü) (Arabic spelling كۉۉ)

1. melody

Yakut

Etymology

Onomatopoeia.

Noun

күү • (küü)

1. The sound of buzzing.

Derived terms

• күү гын (küü gın, “to buzz”)
• күүдээх (küüdeeq, “buzzing, shrew”, ornative, noun)