харай

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *karay- (“to watch, preserve”).

Noun

харай • (qaray)

1. (transitive) to care for, to preserve, take care of

   Synonyms: кыһан (kıhan, “to care about”), манаа (manaa, “to guard”)

   малгын үчүгэйдик харай ― malgın ücügeydik qaray ― take good care of your belongings

   уол балтын харайар ― uol baltın qarayar ― the boy takes care of his younger sister

2. (transitive, colloquial) to take back