барбах

Yakut

Etymology

Unknown.

Adjective

барбах • (barbaq)

1. insignificant, unimportant

Adverb

барбах • (barbaq)

1. just, only (compare English merely or simply)
2. as if nothing had happened

   барбах, табахтаан бусхата олорор

   barbaq, tabaqtaan busqata oloror

   he just sits there smoking tobacco, as if nothing had happened

Usage notes

In the adverbial sense, this word is often set off by commas.