ойнаар
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
Verb edit
ойнаар • (oynaar) (stem ойна-, indefinite past ойнаан, negative ойнавас)
- (transitive) to play (a game, a sport, an instrument, etc.)