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Tuvan
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Noun
эргин • (ergin) (definite accusative , plural )
- threshold (bottom-most part of a doorway)
Yakut
Etymology
From эргий (ergiy, “to spin, to rotate”). See also эргимтэ (ergimte).
Noun
эргин • (ergin)
- environs, neighborhood, surroundings
- хайа эргинтэн сылдьаҕын? ― qaya erginten sıljağın? ― where (which area) are you from?
- бу эргин дьон ― bu ergin jon ― the locals of this neighborhood
Postposition
эргин • (ergin)
- about, around, near
- дьиэ эргин ― jie ergin ― around the house
- үрэх эргин ― üreq ergin ― near the river
- киэһэ эргин кэлээр ― kiehe ergin keleer ― come around evening
- онус эргин барыа ― onus ergin barıa ― he'll go around the 10th
- Тохсунньу эргин ― Toqsunnyu ergin ― sometime in January
- икки чаас эҥин эргин ― ikki caas eñin ergin ― about two o'clock or so
Usage notes
Like its English counterparts, this word can be used to indicate physical nearness or an (abstract) approximation.