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”.
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