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Tuvan
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kaŋïr. Cognate with Tofa хаай (xaay), Turkmen gaňşyrawuk (“nasal cavity”).
Noun
хаай • (xaay) (definite accusative хаайны, plural хаайлар)
- nose
See also
Yakut
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic. Compare to Buryat *ka-.
Verb
хаай • (qaay)
- (transitive) (of livestock) to drive, to herd
- See synonyms at бөлөхтөө (bölöqtöö).
- сүөһүнү хааччахха хаай ― süöhünü qaaccaqqa qaay ― to drive cattle into a corral
- (transitive) (by extension) to trap, to constrain, to enclose
- (law) to arrest
- (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
- (transitive) to detain, to block
- Synonym: тохтоо (toqtoo)
- (transitive, colloquial) to interfere with, to infringe on or upon
Derived terms
- хаайыы (qaayıı, “imprisonment”)