туртай

Yakut

Etymology

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Verb

туртай • (turtay)

  1. (intransitive) to whiten
    сир туртайбыт ― sir turtaybıt ― the ground turned white (from the snow)
  2. (of hair) to turn gray
    кини баттаҕа туртайбыт ― kini battağa turtaybıt ― his hair turned gray

Derived terms
  • туртас (turtas, “to appear suddenly”, reciprocal-causative)
  • туртат (turtat, “to whiten”, transitive, causative)

See also
Colors in Yakut · өҥнөр (öŋnör) (layout · text)
     үрүҥ (ürüŋ), маҥан (maŋan),
(less common) ак (ak)		      бороҥ (boroŋ)      хара (xara)
             кыһыл (kıhıl); [Term?]              [Term?]; кугас (kugas)              араҕас (arağas), саһархай (saharxay);
хоҥор (xoŋor)
             [Term?]              күөх (küöx)              от күөҕэ (ot küöğe); [Term?]
             халлаан күөх (xallaan küöx); күөх (küöx)              [Term?]              [Term?]
             [Term?]; [Term?]              [Term?]; [Term?]              кыһаан (kıhaan)
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