сөҥ

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare суон (suon, “thick, fat”).

Adjective

сөҥ • (söŋ)

  1. (esp. of cream or other semisolids) thick, heavy
    сөҥ сүөгэй ― söŋ süögey ― heavy cream
    сөҥ былыт ― söŋ bılıt ― a thick cloud
    See synonyms at суон (suon).
  2. (of sounds, esp. the voice) low, deep
    сөҥ саҥа ― söŋ saŋa ― a low voice
    Synonym: бас (bas, “bass (voice)”)
  3. (figurative, colloquial) weighty
    сөҥ тыл ― söŋ tıl ― a weighty word
    сөҥөн олор ― söŋön olor ― (idiom) to sit with a pensive look

Verb

сөҥ • (söŋ)

  1. (intransitive) to thicken
    былыт сөҥмүт ― bılıt söŋmüt ― the cloud has thickened
  2. (intransitive) (of dairy products) to settle
    үүт сөҥмүт ― üüt söŋmüt ― the milk has settled
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