үтүгүн

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ödkün-. Compare to Other turkic *öyken or *ötken. Cognate with Turkish öykünmek.

Verb

үтүгүн • (ütügün)

  1. (transitive) to imitate, to mimic, to portray
  2. (transitive) (by extension) to tease
    оҕону үтүктүмэҥ ― oğonu ütüktümeñ ― don't tease (pl.) the child

Derived terms
  • үтүгүннэр (ütügünner, causative)
  • үтүгүннэрэн үөрэтии (ütügünneren üöretii, “imitative learning”)
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