хаай

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word хаай. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word хаай, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say хаай in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word хаай you have here. The definition of the word хаай will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofхаай, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Tuvan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kaŋïr. Cognate with Tofa хаай (xaay), Turkmen gaňşyrawuk (nasal cavity).

Noun

хаай (xaay) (definite accusative хаайны, plural хаайлар)

  1. nose

See also

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic. Compare to Buryat *ka-.

Verb

хаай (qaay)

  1. (transitive) (of livestock) to drive, to herd
    See synonyms at бөлөхтөө (bölöqtöö).
    сүөһүнү хааччахха хаайsüöhünü qaaccaqqa qaayto drive cattle into a corral
  2. (transitive) (by extension) to trap, to constrain, to enclose
  3. (law) to arrest
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to leave unattended (enclosed or otherwise constrained in a given place)
    кыра оҕону дьиэҕэ хаайан баран сырыт
    kıra oğonu jieğe qaayan baran sırıt
    to go and leave a small child at home unattended
  5. (transitive) to detain, to block
    Synonym: тохтоо (toqtoo)
  6. (transitive, colloquial) to interfere with, to infringe on or upon

Derived terms