салай

Moksha

Etymology

From саламс (salams, “to steal”) +‎ -й (-j).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsalaj/
• Rhymes: -alaj
• Hyphenation: са‧лай

Noun

са́лай • (sálaj)

1. stealer, thief

Declension

Declension of салай
		singular	plural
nominative (...)		салай salaj	салайхть salajhť
genitive (of ...)		салаень salajeń
dative (to ...)		салаенди salajeńďi
comparative (like ...)		салайшка salajška
ablative (than ...)		салайда salajda
lative (into ...)		салаи salaji
illative (into ...)		салайс salajs
inessive (in ...)		салайса salajsa
elative (out of ...)		салайста salajsta
prolative (through ...)		салайгя salajgä
causative (for ...)		салаенкса salajenksa
translative (becoming ...)		салайкс salajks
abessive (without ...)		салайфтома salajftoma

Definite declension of салай
		singular	plural
nominative (...)		салайсь salajś	салайне salajńe
genitive (of ...)		салайть salajť	салайнень salajńeń
dative (to ...)		салайти salajťi	салайненди salajńeńďi

Derived terms

nouns

• калонь салай (kaloń salaj)

 

References

• V. I. Shchankina (1993) “вор”, in Мокшень-рузонь валкс [Moksha-Russian dictionary], Saransk: MKI, →ISBN, page 214

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from a Mongolic language ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *jala- (“to direct”). Compare to Mongolian залах (zalax, “to straighten, correct, direct”) and Buryat [script needed] (zala-).

Verb

салай • (salay)

1. (transitive) to direct, to lead, to manage, to supervise

   Synonym: дьаһай (jahay, “to manage, to direct”)

   Antonym: хай (qay, “to follow”)

   үлэни салай ― üleni salay ― to manage the work

   салайар үлэ ― salayar üle ― leadership

   салайар органнар ― salayar organnar ― governing body

2. (transitive) to rule, to govern

   аты салай ― atı salay ― to govern a horse