суузаар

Southern Altai

Etymology

From суу (suu) +‎ -за- (-za-), Proto-Turkic *subsa- (“to thirst, become thirsty”), ultimately a derivation of *sub (“water”). Compare to Kazakh сусау (susau), Kyrgyz суусоо (suusoo), etc.

Verb

суузаар • (suuzaar)

  1. to thirst

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “суузаар”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

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