тывар

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Tuvan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *tap- (“to find”). Cognate with Turkish tapmak (“to find (dial.)”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

тывар • (tıvar)

  1. (transitive) to find, discover, guess
    • 1999, Aldyn-ool A.A., Бодуң номчу - бир классчыларга, page 43:
      — Кым болур сен ынчаш? — Кым болур деп мен, тып көрем, авай?
      — Kım bolur sen ınçaş? — Kım bolur dep men, tıp körem, avay?
      — What will you be then? — Why don't you try to guess what I'll be, mother?
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