хостоо

Yakut

Etymology

Denominal verb, probably from хос (qos, “room”) (from the notion of opening a mine).

Verb

хостоо • (qostoo)

1. (transitive) to remove, to take out

   See synonyms at таһаар (tahaar).

   дьааһыгыттан кинигэлэрин хостоото ― jaahıgıttan kinigelerin qostooto ― he took the books out of the drawer

2. to extract
3. (mining) to mine

   мантан элбэх көмүһү хостууллар ― mantan elbeq kömühü qostuullar ― they mine a lot of gold from here

Derived terms

• хостон (qoston, passive)