муос
Dolgan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Turkic *büjŋüŕ, compare Turkish boynuz and Crimean Tatar müyüz.
Noun
[edit]муос • (muos)
Yakut
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Turkic *büjŋüŕ, compare Turkish boynuz and Crimean Tatar müyüz.
Noun
[edit]муос • (muos)
- (zootomy) horn
- муос муоска, тиис тиискэ, туйах туйахха ― muos muoska, tiis tiiske, tuyaq tuyaqqa ― an eye for an eye (literally, “horn by horn, tooth by tooth, hoof by hoof”)
- (metonymically) bone
Derived terms
[edit]- муос ууһа (muos uuha, “bone carver”)