ыйаа

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From *saa-, maybe from Proto-Turkic *sā-. Some Turkic languages use a verb said to go back to Proto-Turkic *as- (“to hang”), cf. Turkish asmak.

Verb

ыйаа • (ıyaa)

1. (transitive) (general) to hang, to suspend
2. (transitive) (criminal law) to hang
3. (transitive) to weigh (determine the weight of something)

   Synonyms: кээмэйдээ (keemeydee), кэмнээ (kemnee)

Derived terms

• ыйааһын (ıyaahın, abstract noun)
• ыйаах (ıyaaq, “decree”)