күөнэх

Yakut

Etymology

From early *kögün. From Mongolic.

Noun

күөнэх • (küöneq)

1. (zoology) minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)

   күөнэххэ сүгэлэммиккэ дылы

   küöneqqe sügelemmikke dılı

   like taking an axe to a minnow

   (compare the Russian saying "like shooting sparrow with a cannon",
   or the English saying "like cracking a nut with a sledgehammer")