үйэ

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic. Compare to Other turkic *üye.

Noun

үйэ • (üye)

  1. (time) century
    орто үйэлэр ― orto üyeler ― the Middle Ages
  2. (period of) time
    See synonyms at кэм (kem).
    үчүгэй үйэ үүннэ ― ücügey üye üünne ― there arose a good time
  3. lifespan
    төрдүс үйэтигэр тиийэ олордо
    tördüs üyetiger tiiye olordo
    he lived to reach the fourth generation
    (that is, he lived to see his great-grandchildren)
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