манаа

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic. Or From Mongolic.

Verb

манаа • (manaa)

1. (in general) to guard

   часовойдар кыраныыссаны маныыллар ― casovoydar kıranııssanı manııllar ― sentries guard the border

2. (of livestock) to (shep)herd, to tend (a flock, etc.)

   сүөһү манаа ― süöhü manaa ― to herd cattle

Synonyms

• кэтээ (ketee, “to guard, to watch over”)
• көмүскээ (kömüskee, “to defend”)
• көҥөө (köñöö, “to jealously guard”)
• харай (qaray, “to care for, to preserve, to take care of”)

Derived terms

• маныыһыт (manııhıt, “shepherd, herdsman”)