хаайыы

Yakut

Etymology

From хаай (qaay, “to constrain, to enclose”).

Noun

хаайыы • (qaayıı)

  1. barrier, obstacle
    See synonyms at мэһэй (mehey).
  2. (criminal law) imprisonment
  3. (by extension) prison itself
    Synonym: түрмэ (türme)
    хаайыы олоҕо ― qaayıı oloğo ― prison life
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