көҕүс

Yakut

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *köküŕ (“middle of the back”). Cognate of Uzbek ko‘ks.

Noun

көҕүс • (köğüs)

1. (anatomy) back, spine

   көхсүгүн көрдөр ― köqsügün kördör ― to leave someone (literally, “to show one's back”)

   Synonym: сис (sis, “spine”)

   See synonyms at арҕаа (arğaa).

Etymology 2

Verb

көҕүс • (köğüs)

1. reciprocal-cooperative form of көҕүй (köğüy, “to imitate”): “to imitate each other”.