хаай

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Tuvan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kaŋïr. Cognate with Tofa хаай (xaay), Turkmen gaňşyrawuk (nasal cavity).

Noun

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хаай (xaay) (definite accusative хаайны, plural хаайлар)

  1. nose

See also

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Yakut

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic. Compare to Buryat *ka-.

Verb

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хаай (qaay)

  1. (transitive) (of livestock) to drive, to herd
    See synonyms at бөлөхтөө (bölöqtöö).
    сүөһүнү хааччахха хаайsüöhünü qaaccaqqa qaayto drive cattle into a corral
  2. (transitive) (by extension) to trap, to constrain, to enclose
  3. (law) to arrest
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to leave unattended (enclosed or otherwise constrained in a given place)
    кыра оҕону дьиэҕэ хаайан баран сырыт
    kıra oğonu jieğe qaayan baran sırıt
    to go and leave a small child at home unattended
  5. (transitive) to detain, to block
    Synonym: тохтоо (toqtoo)
  6. (transitive, colloquial) to interfere with, to infringe on or upon

Derived terms

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