кыай

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kïy-. Compare to Turkish kıymak.

Verb

кыай • (kıay)

1. (transitive) (with dat.) to be able, to master
2. to win, to overcome, (military) to defeat

   Synonyms: сүүй (süüy), хот (qot)

3. to destroy, to exterminate

   Synonyms: алдьат (aljat), бараа (baraa), кырт (kırt), сиэ (sie), үрэй (ürey)

Derived terms

• кыайааччы (kıayaaccı, “victor, winner”)
• кыайтар (kıaytar, “to lose”)
• кыайыы (kıayıı, “victory”)
• кыалын (kıalın, “to be overcome”)
• кыах (kıaq, “power, opportunity”)