оҥой

Northern Yukaghir

Etymology

From Proto-Yukaghir *oŋ-

Noun

оҥой (oŋoj)

1. bag

References

• Nikolaeva, Irina (2006) A Historical Dictionary of Yukaghir (Trends in Linguistics Documentation; 25), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 328
• Kurilov, Гаврил (2001) Юкагирско-русский словарь, Novosibirsk: Nauka

Yakut

Etymology

From оҥ (oñ, “to gouge out”).

Verb

оҥой • (oñoy)

1. (intransitive) (of a hole) to gape

   иннибитигэр дириҥ иин оҥойон көһүннэ ― innibitiger diriñ iin oñoyon köhünne ― a gaping pit appeared

   истиэнэҕэ үүт оҥойон көстөр ― istieneğe üüt oñoyon köstör ― there is a gaping hole in the wall

Derived terms

• оҥой-чоҥой (oñoy-coñoy, “to suffer a loss”)