Tuvan

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Etymology

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Noun

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эргин (ergin) (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. threshold (bottom-most part of a doorway)

Yakut

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Etymology

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From эргий (ergiy, to spin, to rotate). See also эргимтэ (ergimte).

Noun

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эргин (ergin)

  1. environs, neighborhood, surroundings
    хайа эргинтэн сылдьаҕын?qaya erginten sıljağın?where (which area) are you from?
    бу эргин дьонbu ergin jonthe locals of this neighborhood

Postposition

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эргин (ergin)

  1. about, around, near
    дьиэ эргинjie erginaround the house
    үрэх эргинüreq erginnear the river
    киэһэ эргин кэлээрkiehe ergin keleercome around evening
    онус эргин барыаonus ergin barıahe'll go around the 10th
    Тохсунньу эргинToqsunnyu erginsometime in January
    икки чаас эҥин эргинikki caas eñin erginabout two o'clock or so

Usage notes

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Like its English counterparts, this word can be used to indicate physical nearness or an (abstract) approximation.