Yakut

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *īŕte- (to search, seek, pursue).[1]

Verb

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ирдээ (irdee)

  1. (transitive) (hunting) to track down (game, etc.)
    Synonyms: өһөө (öhöö), хай (qay)
    Antonym: куот (kuot, to flee)
  2. to seek out, to pursue
  3. to investigate
  4. to require, demand

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • үүр (üür, to drive away)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*īŕte-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill