дьахтар

Yakut

Etymology

Cognate with Dolgan дьактар. Possibly from an Iranian source, compare Persian دختر (doxtar, “daughter, girl”). If true, it would make this word cognate with English daughter. Also note Tocharian A ckācar and Tocharian B tkācer, both meaning "daughter".

Noun

дьахтар • (jaqtar)

1. woman, female

   Hypernym: улахан (ulaqan, “adult”)

2. (colloquial) wife (cf. Eng. woman)

Declension

Irregular plural form дьахталлар (jaqtallar).

Synonyms

• ойох (oyoq, “woman, wife”)

Hyponyms

• эмээхсин (emeeqsin, “old woman, old lady, wife”)

Coordinate terms

• эр (er, “man, male, husband”)

Derived terms

• дьахтардан (jaqtardan, “to get married”)
• дьахтардаах (jaqtardaaq, “married”)