түргэн

түргэн

Yakut

Etymology

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Probably related with a Mongolic source. Wiktionary lists Mongolian түргэн хоол (türgen khool, “fast food”), and lists Mongolian түргэн тусламжийн тэрэг (türgen tuslamjiin tereg, “ambulance”) and Mongolian түргэн (türgen, “quickly”) as translations under their respective English entries.

Adjective

түргэн • (türgen)

1. fast, quick
   • түргэн поезд ― türgen pojezd ― a fast train
   • түргэнтэн-түргэн баар үһү

     türgenten-türgen baar ühü

     what is the swiftest of the swift?

     (a classic riddle, the answer being "киһи санаата" / "human thought")

   • этиэх түргэнэ

     etiex türgene

     quickly, instantly

     (literally, "at the speed of pronunciation", compare English no sooner said than done)

   Antonym: бытаан (bıtaan)

Derived terms

• түргэнник (türgennik, “quickly”)
• түргэтээ (türgetee, “to speed up”, intransitive)
• түргэтэт (türgetet, “to speed up”, transitive)

Synonyms

• дөбөҥ (döböŋ, “easy, quick”)
• имигэс (imiges, “supple, agile”)