Moksha

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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са́лай (sálaj)

  1. stealer, thief

Declension

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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

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nouns

References

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

Yakut

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Etymology

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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

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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 салайüleni salayto manage the work
    салайар үлэsalayar üleleadership
    салайар органнарsalayar organnargoverning body
  2. (transitive) to rule, to govern
    аты салайatı salayto govern a horse