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From хаай (qaay, “to constrain, to enclose”).
хаайыы • (qaayıı)
- barrier, obstacle
- See synonyms at мэһэй (mehey).
- (criminal law) imprisonment
- (by extension) prison itself
- Synonym: түрмэ (türme)
- хаайыы олоҕо ― qaayıı oloğo ― prison life
