куоттар

Yakut

Etymology

Causative of куот (kuot, “to flee”).

Verb

куоттар • (kuottar)

1. (transitive) to miss, to skip

   автобуһу куоттар ― avtobuhu kuottar ― to miss the bus

   оҕо куоттар ― oğo kuottar ― (idiom) to miscarry (literally, “to miss a child”)

2. (transitive) (with abl.) to cause someone else to miss, hence to shield (from), to protect (from)

   Antonym: сит (sit)

   өлөртөн куоттар ― ölörtön kuottar ― to protect from death