түгэх

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Possibly from Proto-Turkic *tǖp (“bottom, root”)

Noun

түгэх • (tügeq)

1. bottom, base

   Synonym: алын (alın, “bottom, base”)

   Antonym: төбө (töbö, “head, top”)

   иһит түгэҕэ ― ihit tügeğe ― the bottom of the dishes

2. basis

   Synonym: бас (bas, “head, source”)

   уу түгэҕэ ― uu tügeğe ― water source