тотоу

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tut- (“to hold; keep; catch”).[1]

Verb

тотоу • (totow)

  1. (transitive) to hold; to take hold of; to grasp, grip, grab
    Атлан, батыр, атҡа, тот һөңгөңдө!
    Atlan, batır, atqa, tot höñgöñdö!
    Brave man, mount a horse, hold your spear!
    (Daut Yultyy)
    Ғалимдар аңлатыуынса, баш бармаҡ айырым торһа, эш йә һуғыш ҡоралын ҡыҫып тотоу уңайлыраҡ.
    Ğalimdar añlatıwınsa, baş barmaq ayırım torha, eş yə huğış qoralın qıśıp totow uñaylıraq.
    As scientists explain, if the thumb is located separately, it is more convenient to tightly hold a tool of war or labor.
  2. (transitive) to catch, hunt
  3. (transitive) to keep in a certain state or position
  4. (transitive) to store, keep
  5. (transitive) to own, have in possession; keep house animals
  6. (transitive) to keep (one's promise, one's word)

References
  1. Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*tut-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎, Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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