чаас

Yakut edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Russian час (čas). A false cognate with Yakut сах (saq, “time”).

Noun edit

чаас • (caas)

hour
Holonym: хонук (qonuk, “day”)

Meronym: мүнүүтэ (münüüte, “minute”)

аттанар чаас буолла ― attanar caas buolla ― it was time to go

Usage notes edit

Like English hour, this term can be used figuratively to mean "time", as in the above example.

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Semantically, compare Yakut анал (anal) and English lot.

Noun edit

чаас • (caas)

part, portion, share, lot
(by extension) fate, destiny