астаа

Yakut

Etymology

Denominal verb, from ас (as, “food”).

Verb

астаа • (astaa)

1. (transitive) to cook, to bake
2. to prepare (meat or other foods)
3. to separate (milk)
4. (agriculture) to thresh (wheat)

   Synonym: мэлий (meliy)

Synonyms

• бэлэмнээ (belemnee, “to prepare (general term), to cook”)
• оҥор (oñor, “to make (general term), to cook”)

Derived terms

• астан (astan, “(of food) to be prepared, (of grain) to yield”, intransitive)
• бурдук астаа (burduk astaa, “to thresh”)