иччитэх

Yakut

Etymology

From иччи (icci) + тэ (te) + суох (suoq). Compare to Buryat эжин (ežin).

Adjective

иччитэх • (icciteq)

1. empty

   Synonym: кураанах (kuraanaq)

   Antonym: толору (toloru, “full”)

   иччитэх иһит ― icciteq ihit ― an empty vessel

   иччитэх дьиэ ― icciteq jie ― an empty house

2. uninhabited, unoccupied, abandoned, desert(ed), desolate

   иччитэх дойду ― icciteq doydu ― a desolate land

See also

• итэҕэс (iteğes, “lack, insufficiency”)

References

Pekarskij, E. K. (1959) “иччитэх”, in Словарь якутского языка [Yakut Dictionary] (in Russian), a reprint of the original thirteen fascicles appearing 1907–1930, Moscow: Academy Press