киин

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kīn-dik (“navel”). See Kazakh кіндік (kındık) for more cognates.

Noun

киин • (kiin)

(anatomy) navel, belly button
umbilical cord
(literal or figurative) center, core
See synonyms at орто (orto).

мас киинэ ― mas kiine ― the core of a tree
(engineering, geometry) axis (of revolution)

Derived terms

Киин Азия (Kiin Aziya, “Central Asia”)
киин баан (kiin baan, “central bank”)
киин куорат (kiin kuorat, “capital city”)

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