хаай
Tuvan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kaŋïr. Cognate with Tofa хаай (xaay), Turkmen gaňşyrawuk (“nasal cavity”).
Noun edit
хаай • (xaay) (definite accusative хаайны, plural хаайлар)
See also edit
- думчук (dumçuk)
Yakut edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic. Compare to Buryat *ka-.
Verb edit
хаай • (qaay)
- (transitive) (of livestock) to drive, to herd
- (transitive) (by extension) to trap, to constrain, to enclose
- (law) to arrest
- (transitive, colloquial) to leave unattended (enclosed or otherwise constrained in a given place)
- (transitive) to detain, to block
- Synonym: тохтоо (toqtoo)
- (transitive, colloquial) to interfere with, to infringe on or upon
Derived terms edit
- хаайыы (qaayıı, “imprisonment”)