бүк

Yakut

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bük-.

Noun

бүк • (bük)

1. bend

   үрэх бүгэр олороллор ― üreq büger olorollor ― they live at a bend in the river

2. (clothing) fold, pleat

Derived terms

• бүк бар (bük bar, “to bend”, intransitive)
• бүк баттаа (bük battaa, “to oppress, to press”)
• бүк түс (bük tüs, “to bend”, intransitive)
• бүк тут (bük tut, “to bend, to fold in half”, transitive)

See also

• иэҕэй (ieğey, “to bend, to tilt”)
• имигэс (imiges, “flexible, supple”)

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Adverb

бүк • (bük)

1. by all means

   бүк кэл ― bük kel ― by all means come

Etymology 3

From Proto-Turkic *bük-.

Verb

бүк • (bük)

1. (intransitive) to hide (oneself)

   куобах бүкпүт ― kuobaq bükpüt ― the hare hid