күүр

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) See also Yakut күүс (küüs, “power, force”).

Verb

күүр • (küür)

1. (intransitive) to rise, (of hair) to stand on end

   баттаҕа күүрдэ ― battağa küürde ― his hair stood on end

2. (of muscles) to strain
3. to become excited or nervous

Derived terms

• күүрт (küürt, causative)