хаай

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kaŋïr. Cognate with Tofa хаай (xaay), Turkmen gaňşyrawuk (“nasal cavity”).

хаай • (xaay) (definite accusative хаайны, plural хаайлар)

1. nose

• думчук (dumçuk)

From Proto-Turkic. Compare to Buryat *ka-.

хаай • (qaay)

1. (transitive) (of livestock) to drive, to herd

   See synonyms at бөлөхтөө (bölöqtöö).

   сүөһүнү хааччахха хаай ― süöhünü qaaccaqqa qaay ― to drive cattle into a corral

2. (transitive) (by extension) to trap, to constrain, to enclose
3. (law) to arrest
4. (transitive, colloquial) to leave unattended (enclosed or otherwise constrained in a given place)

   кыра оҕону дьиэҕэ хаайан баран сырыт

   kıra oğonu jieğe qaayan baran sırıt

   to go and leave a small child at home unattended

5. (transitive) to detain, to block

   Synonym: тохтоо (toqtoo)

6. (transitive, colloquial) to interfere with, to infringe on or upon

• хаайыы (qaayıı, “imprisonment”)