эрэй

Yakut

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mongolic, ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *eregü (“torture”). Compare Mongolian эрүү (erüü).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eɾej/

Noun

эрэй • (erey)

hard work, toil, torture
hardship, misery, suffering
difficulty, anxiety
эрэй диэтэҕиҥ!
erey dieteğiñ!
oh, how awful!
(set phrase)

Derived terms

эрэй-буруй (erey-buruy, “suffering, hardship”)
эрэйдэ (ereyde, “to cause trouble”)
эрэйдэн (ereyden, “to suffer”)
эрэйдэнии (ereydenii, “suffering”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mongolic.

Verb

эрэй • (erey)

(transitive) to count on, to wait for, to expect
See synonyms at күүт (küüt).

References

Pekarskij, E. K. (1959) “эрэй”, in Словарь якутского языка [Yakut Dictionary]‎ (in Russian), volume I, a reprint of the original thirteen fascicles appearing 1907–1930, Moscow: Academy Press, column 279

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