муос

Dolgan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *büjŋüŕ, compare Turkish boynuz and Crimean Tatar müyüz.

Noun

муос • (muos)

  1. horn

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *büjŋüŕ, compare Turkish boynuz and Crimean Tatar müyüz.

Noun

муос • (muos)

  1. (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”)
  2. (metonymic) bone

Derived terms

  • муос ууһа (muos uuha, “bone carver”)
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