саамай

Kyrgyz

Etymology

Compare to Southern Altai саамай (saamay), etc.

Noun

саамай • (saamay)

  1. temple (anatomy)

Southern Altai

Etymology

Compare to Kyrgyz саамай (saamay), etc.

Noun

саамай • (saamay)

  1. temple (anatomy)

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “саамай”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ, M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian самый (samyj), ultimately a distant relative of English selfsame.

Adjective

саамай • (saamay)

  1. the most (superlative degree)
    саамай улахан ― saamay ulaqan ― the largest
    саамай бөдөҥ ― saamay bödöñ ― the most massive

Adverb

саамай • (saamay)

  1. absolutely
    саамай сөп ― saamay söp ― absolutely right
    See synonyms at отой (otoy).
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