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Mongolian
Etymology
Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠶ᠋ᠣᠰᠤᠲᠠᠢ (yosutai, ornative), from Middle Mongol (feminine singular ornative). By surface analysis, ёс (jos) + -той (-toj, comitative suffix). Cognate with Khamnigan Mongol ёсотой (josotoj), Buryat ёһотой (johotoj), Kalmyk йоста (yosta), etc. Compare also Tuvan ёзулуг (yozulug).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ёстой • (jostoj) (comitative)
- proper
- just
- (modal, after a verb in infinitive -х⁵ (-x⁵)) Used to form the debitive mood.
- Synonym: зүйтэй (züjtej)
Further reading
- “ёстой”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present
Noun
ёстой • (jostoj)
- comitative of ёс (jos)