быа

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāg, compare Turkish bağ. Doublet of баай (baay).

Noun

быа • (bıa)

1. rope, belt, cord, ribbon

   Synonyms: кирис (kiris, “rope, belt, of leather”), кур (kur, “belt”), өтүү (ötüü, “rope”)

Derived terms

• атах быата (ataq bıata, “hobble”)
• бас быата (bas bıata, “bridle”)
• быалаа (bıalaa, “to tie”)
• оҕус мурун быата (oğus murun bıata, “literally, ox nose rope”) (i.e. one tied to the ring of an ox's nose)
• сис быата (sis bıata, “cross-saddle belt”) (part of a horse's harness)
• харах быата (qaraq bıata, “optic nerve”)