хабыс

Yakut

Etymology

Reciprocal-cooperative form of хап (qap, “to catch, to grab”).

Verb

хабыс • (qabıs)

1. (transitive) (sports) to play a game

   мээчик хапсабыт ― meecik qapsabıt ― we play ball

2. (more specifically) to wrestle

Derived terms

• хапсаҕай (qapsağay, “a type of wrestling”)