үөн

Yakut

Etymology

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Although larvae are not worms, perhaps compare Japanese 虫 (“insect, worm, creepy-crawly”).

Noun

үөн • (üön)

  1. worm
    Synonym: чиэрбэ (čierbe)
    үөнү булбут соххор туруйаҕа дылы
    üönü bulbut soqqor turuyağa dïlï
    like a crooked crane that found a worm
    (proverb — refers to someone who has come upon good fortune, but then shuns those who helped them along the way)
  2. larva

Derived terms

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