хаайыы

Yakut

Etymology

From хаай (qaay, “to constrain, to enclose”).

Noun

хаайыы • (qaayıı)

1. barrier, obstacle

   See synonyms at мэһэй (mehey).

2. (criminal law) imprisonment
3. (by extension) prison itself

   Synonym: түрмэ (türme)

   хаайыы олоҕо ― qaayıı oloğo ― prison life