туспа

Yakut

Etymology

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Adjective

туспа • (tuspa)

  1. separate
    туспа хос ― tuspa xos ― a separate room
    туспа хаһаайыстыба ― tuspa xahaayıstıba ― a separate enterprise
  2. someone else's
    туспа дьоҥҥо иитиллибитэ ― tuspa coŋŋo iitillibite ― he was brought up by a different family
    Synonym: атын (atın)

Adverb

туспа • (tuspa)

  1. (with abl.) separately
    дьоҥҥуттан туспа олор ― coŋŋuttan tuspa olor ― to live separately from one's folks

Noun

туспа • (tuspa)

  1. difference
    куорат дэриэбинэттэн туспата ― kuorat deriebinetten tuspata ― the difference between the city and the country

Usage notes

In the sense of "difference", notice that "between" is not directly translated. Rather, the second noun takes the ablative case, and туспа takes the possessive form туспата.

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