тохтоо

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тохтоо • (toxtoo)

1. stop, wait

тохтоо • (toxtoo)

1. (intransitive) to stop, to wait, to pause

   Synonyms: уурай (uuray) (intransitive), уурат (uurat) (transitive)

2. (intransitive) to subside, to die down

   See synonyms at чуумпур (çuumpur).

3. (transitive) to stop, to interrupt

   Synonyms: боп (bop, “to block, to interfere with”), тутулуй (tutuluy, “to delay, to procrastinate”) (colloquial)

4. (transitive) to stop, to cease

   Synonyms: аҕын (ağın), аһын (ahın), бүт (büt) (all intransitive)

• тохтобул (toxtobul, “stop, stoppage, delay”)