итэҕэй

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps compare Kyrgyz ишенүү (işenüü).

Verb

итэҕэй • (iteğey)

1. (transitive) (general, religion) to believe (in)

   кини тылын итэҕэйдим ― kini tılın iteğeydim ― I believed his words

2. to rely on, to trust

   кини харчытын миэхэ итэҕэйдэ ― kini qarcıtın mieqe iteğeyde ― he entrusted his money to me

Synonyms

• диэ (die, “to say, to think”)
• эрэн (eren, “to pin one's hopes on”)
• оҥор (oñor, “to think, to believe”) (colloquial)
  • оҥоһун (oñohun, “to think, to believe”) (colloquial)
• суоттаа (suottaa, “to consider, to believe”)

Derived terms

• итэҕэл (iteğel, “belief, faith, religion”)