ёстой

Mongolian

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠶ᠋ᠣᠰᠤᠲᠠᠢ (yosutai, ornative), from Middle Mongol [Term?] (feminine singular ornative). By surface analysis, ёс (jos) +‎ -той (-toj, comitative suffix). Cognate with Khamnigan Mongol ёсотой (josotoj), Buryat ёһотой (johotoj), Kalmyk йоста (yosta), etc. Compare also Tuvan ёзулуг (yozulug).

Pronunciation

Adjective
MongolianCyrillic
ᠶᠣᠰᠤᠲᠠᠢ
(yosutai)		ёстой
(jostoj)

ёстой • (jostoj) (comitative)

  1. proper
  2. just
  3. (modal, after a verb in infinitive -х⁵ (-x⁵)) Used to form the debitive mood.
    Synonym: зүйтэй (züjtej)
  • ёст (jost)
  • ёстон (joston)

Further reading
  • “ёстой”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present

Noun
MongolianCyrillic
ᠶᠣᠰᠤ ᠲᠠᠢ
(yosu-tai)		ёстой
(jostoj)

ёстой • (jostoj)

  1. comitative of ёс (jos)
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