убай

Dolgan

Etymology 1

Noun

убай • (ubay)

1. elder brother

See also

• балыс (balıs, “younger brother”)

Etymology 2

Verb

убай • (ubay)

1. to shine, to glow
2. to burn out, to burn down

See also

• гүдээрий

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *apa. Compare to Northern Altai абагай (abagay), Mongolian [script needed] (abagai), Kyrgyz апай (apay), etc.

Noun

убай • (ubay)

1. elder brother

Synonyms

• бии (bii)

Coordinate terms

• аҕас (ağas, “elder sister”)
• балыс (balıs, “younger sister”)
• быраат (bıraat, “younger brother”)

See also

• ини (ini), сурус (surus)