саах

Kalmyk

Verb

саах • (saax)

to milk

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *saxa-, compare Buryat һааха (haaxa).

Perhaps related with Proto-Turkic *sag- (“to milk”), whence also Turkish sağmak, Azerbaijani sağmaq. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Verb

саах • (saax)

to milk

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sïč- (“to defecate”). Compare Proto-Turkic *sïčgan (“mouse”).

Noun

саах • (saaq)

feces
Synonym: кии (kii, “droppings, dung, manure”)

Derived terms

саахтаа (saaqtaa, “to defecate”)

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