Etymology[edit]
Reciprocal-cooperative form of хап (qap, “to catch, to grab”).
хабыс • (qabıs)
- (transitive) (sports) to play a game
- мээчик хапсабыт ― meecik qapsabıt ― we play ball
- (more specifically) to wrestle
Derived terms[edit]
- хапсаҕай (qapsağay, “a type of wrestling”)