туспа

Yakut

Etymology

From Mongolic.

Adjective

туспа • (tuspa)

1. separate

   туспа хос ― tuspa qos ― a separate room

   туспа хаһаайыстыба ― tuspa qahaayıstıba ― a separate enterprise

2. someone else's

   Synonym: атын (atın)

   туспа дьоҥҥо иитиллибитэ ― tuspa joñño iitillibite ― he was brought up by a different family

Adverb

туспа • (tuspa)

1. (with abl.) separately

   дьоҥҥуттан туспа олор ― joññuttan tuspa olor ― to live separately from one's folks

Noun

туспа • (tuspa)

1. difference

   куорат дэриэбинэттэн туспата ― kuorat deriebinetten tuspata ― the difference between the city and the country

Usage notes

In the sense of "difference", notice that "between" is not directly translated. Rather, the second noun takes the ablative case, and туспа takes the possessive form туспата.