хоргут

Yakut

Etymology 1

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Verb

хоргут • (qorgut)

1. to resent, to feel offended, to take offense

   Synonym: хомноо (qomnoo)

   Тойон таҥарата хоргутта.

   Toyon tañarata qorgutta.

   The boss's god was offended.

   (from the Ойуун түүлэ olonkho on the Yakut Wikisource)

   кини миигиттэн хоргутта ― kini miigitten qorgutta ― he was offended by me

Usage notes

This verb typically connotes offense being taken by close or respected people.

Etymology 2

Causative of хоргуй (qorguy, “to starve”).

Verb

хоргут • (qorgut)

1. (transitive) to starve