хаайыы

Yakut

Etymology

From хаай (xaay, “to constrain, to enclose”).

Noun

хаайыы • (xaayıı)

  1. barrier, obstacle
  2. (criminal law) imprisonment
  3. (by extension) prison itself
    хаайыы олоҕо ― xaayıı oloğo ― prison life
    Synonym: түрмэ (türme)
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