кутулун

Yakut

Etymology

Passive of кут (kut, to pour).

Verb

кутулун (kutulun)

  1. (intransitive) to be poured
  2. (by extension) (intransitive) to be covered or buried
    кумах суолга кутулунна
    kumax suolga kutulunna
    the road was covered with sand / sand covered the road
  3. (by extension) (intransitive) to fill up, to be replenished
    дьон хоско кутуллан киирдилэр
    con xosko kutullan kiirdiler
    the room was full of people / people filled the room

Usage notes

Takes the nominative case where English would use "by + agent" to express what is poured, and the dative case (= into, onto) to express what is filled. That is, to an English speaker, it acts almost as a transitive verb (to pour, cover, bury). See the above examples.

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