жүз

Kazakh

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *yǖŕ (“face”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰘𐰃𐰕 (yüz, “face”), Chuvash ҫӑвар (śăvar, “mouth”), Kyrgyz жүз (jüz, “face”), Turkmen ýüz (“face, surface”), Turkish yüz (“face”), Uzbek yuz (“face, cheek”), Uyghur يۈز (yüz), Yakut сүүс (süüs, “forehead”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: жүз

Noun

жүз • (jüz)

1. face

   балғын жүз ― balğyn jüz ― fresh face

   дөңгелек жүз ― döñgelek jüz ― round face

   жарқын жүз ― jarqyn jüz ― glowing face

   жүз әлпеті ― jüz älpetı ― facial features

   жүз жыртысу ― jüz jyrtysu ― to quarrel

   жүз көрген таныс ― jüz körgen tanys ― old friend

   жүзі жанбау ― jüzı janbau ― do not worry

   жүзі шыдамау ― jüzı şydamau ― to be ashamed (of one's act)

2. blade (of a dagger)

Declension

Synonyms

• (face): бет (bet)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *yǖŕ. Cognate with Kyrgyz жүз (jüz), Crimean Tatar yüz, Kumyk юз (yuz), Azerbaijani yüz, Turkish yüz, Turkmen ýüz, Uzbek yuz, Uyghur يۈز (yüz), Khakas чӱс (çüs), Shor чӱс, Western Yugur yüz, Southern Altai јӱс (ǰüs), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: жүз

Numeral

жүз • (jüz)

1. hundred

Noun

жүз • (jüz)

1. zhuz, horde (one of the three main territorial and tribal divisions in the Kypchak Plain area that covers much of the contemporary Kazakhstan, and represents the main tribal division within the ethnic group of the Kazakhs)

   Ұлы жүз ― Ūly jüz ― Senior zhuz

   Орта жүз ― Orta jüz ― Middle zhuz

   Кіші жүз ― Kışı jüz ― Junior zhuz

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yǖŕ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Numeral

жүз • (jüz)

1. hundred

Noun

жүз • (jüz) (Arabic spelling جۉز)

1. face

Declension