Yakut

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Etymology

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Denominal verb, probably from хос (qos, room) (from the notion of opening a mine).

Verb

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хостоо (qostoo)

  1. (transitive) to remove, to take out
    See synonyms at таһаар (tahaar).
    дьааһыгыттан кинигэлэрин хостоотоjaahıgıttan kinigelerin qostootohe took the books out of the drawer
  2. to extract
  3. (mining) to mine
    мантан элбэх көмүһү хостуулларmantan elbeq kömühü qostuullarthey mine a lot of gold from here

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