төгүл

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Bashkir тапҡыр (tapqır, time, occurrence).

Noun

төгүл • (tögül)

  1. time, occurrence
  2. (after a number) times
    онно үс төгүл сырыттымonno üs tögül sırıttımI went there three times
  3. copy
    докумуон төгүлэdokumuon tögülea copy of the document

Usage notes

As shown in the above example, Yakut nouns do not take the plural form after a number.

Coordinate terms

Postposition

төгүл • (tögül)

  1. (arithmetic) times, ×
    биэс төгүл биэсbies tögül biesfive times five

Usage notes

It connects two numbers, and hence could be construed as a conjunction, but is here filed as a postposition, following the listing of English times as a preposition.

Derived terms

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