Yakut
Etymology
Unknown.
Verb
чугуй • (čuguy)
- (intransitive) to back off, to retreat
- Antonym: кэл (kel, “to approach, to arrive at”)
- өстөөх сэриитэ чугуйда ― östööq seriite čuguyda ― the enemy army retreated
Derived terms
- чугук (čuguk, “cautious, shy, timid, wary”)