хаай

хаай • (xaay) (definite accusative хаайны, plural хаайлар)

1. nose

• думчук (dumçuk)

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хаай • (qaay)

1. (transitive) (of livestock) to drive, to herd

   сүөһүнү хааччахха хаай ― süöhünü qaaccaqqa qaay ― to drive cattle into a corral

   See synonyms at бөлөхтөө (bölöqtöö).

2. (transitive) (by extension) to trap, to constrain, to enclose
3. (law) to arrest
4. (transitive, colloquial) to leave unattended (enclosed or otherwise constrained in a given place)

   кыра оҕону дьиэҕэ хаайан баран сырыт

   kıra oğonu jieğe qaayan baran sırıt

   to go and leave a small child at home unattended

5. (transitive) to detain, to block

   Synonym: тохтоо (toqtoo)

6. (transitive, colloquial) to interfere with, to infringe on or upon

• хаайыы (qaayıı, “imprisonment”)