хоргут

Yakut

Etymology 1

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Verb

хоргут • (xorgut)

  1. to resent, to feel offended, to take offense
    Тойон таҥарата хоргутта.
    Toyon taŋarata xorgutta.
    The boss's god was offended.
    (from the Ойуун түүлэ olonkho on the Yakut Wikisource)
    кини миигиттэн хоргутта ― kini miigitten xorgutta ― he was offended by me
    Synonym: хомноо (xomnoo)

Usage notes

This verb typically connotes offense being taken by close or respected people.

Etymology 2

Causative of хоргуй (xorguy, “to starve”).

Verb

хоргут • (xorgut)

  1. (transitive) to starve
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