күлүк

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kölü-k (“shadow”), from *kölü- (“to shadow”). Cognate with Turkish gölge (“shadow”), Kyrgyz көлөкө (kölökö, “shadow”), Karakhanid [script needed] (kölik, “shadow”).

Noun

күлүк • (külük)

  1. shadow
    Antonym: сырдык (sırdık, “light”)

Derived terms

  • күлүк киһи (külük kihi, “shadow person”) (paranormal concept)
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