манаа
Yakut edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic. Or From Mongolic.
Verb edit
манаа • (manaa)
- (in general) to guard
- часовойдар кыраныыссаны маныыллар ― casovoydar kıranııssanı manııllar ― sentries guard the border
- (of livestock) to (shep)herd, to tend (a flock, etc.)
- сүөһү манаа ― süöhü manaa ― to herd cattle
Synonyms edit
- кэтээ (ketee, “to guard, to watch over”)
- көмүскээ (kömüskee, “to defend”)
- көҥөө (köñöö, “to jealously guard”)
- харай (qaray, “to care for, to preserve, to take care of”)
Derived terms edit
- маныыһыт (manııhıt, “shepherd, herdsman”)