хотун

Yakut

Etymology

Either from Proto-Turkic *xātun (“queen, lady”), or possibly from a Mongolic source. See also Buryat хатан (xatan).

Noun

хотун • (xotun)

  1. lady
    эдэр хотун ― eder xotun ― young lady
    кыыс хотун ― kııs xotun ― young lady, miss
  2. mother-in-law
  3. wife
    дьиэлээх хотун ― cieleex xotun ― mistress of the house
  4. (card games) queen
    эбиэн хотуна ― ebien xotuna ― Queen of Spades
  5. (figuratively) mother
    сир ийэ хотун ― sir iye xotun ― Mother Earth
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