Tuvan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *oyna-. Equivalent to оюн (oyun, game) +‎ -а- (-a-, denominal verb suffix). Cognate with Khakas ойнирға (oynirğa), Yakut оонньуур (oonnyuur), Southern Altai ойноор (oynoor), Kazakh ойнау (oinau) / ويناۋ, Turkish oynamak, etc.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /oj.nɐːɾ/, [o̞j.nɐːɾ]

Verb edit

ойнаар (oynaar) (stem ойна-, indefinite past ойнаан, negative ойнавас)

  1. (transitive) to play (a game, a sport, an instrument, etc.)

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