кыһай
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Turkic *kïs- (“short, narrow; to squeeze”).
Verb
[edit]кыһай • (kıhay)
- (transitive) to squeeze
- Synonym: ык (ık)
- (transitive) to press
- See synonyms at баттаа (battaa).
- (by extension) to force
- (transitive) to do something by lamplight, candlelight, etc.
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- кыһалга (kıhalga, “need, lack, poverty, urgency”)
- кыһалын (kıhalın, “to shrink, to compress”)
- кыһан (kıhan, “to need”)
See also
[edit]- күүс (küüs, “force”)