куот

Yakut

Etymology

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From *koδ-.

Verb

куот • (kuot)

1. (intransitive) (with abl.) to flee, to run or shy away (from)

   Antonym: ирдээ (irdee, “to pursue”)

   ат туттарбакка куотта ― at tuttarbakka kuotta ― the horse did not allow itself to be caught (and so) ran away

   үлэттэн куотар ― ületten kuotar ― s/he shies away from work

   оҕо куоппут ― oğo kuopput ― (idiom) a premature birth occurred

2. to advance, to overtake, to distill
3. to be taller than

Derived terms

• куоталаа (kuotalaa, “to outrun, to leave behind”)
  • куоталас (kuotalas, “to compete”)
• куоттар (kuottar, “to miss, to protect”)
• куотун (kuotun, “to evade”)