боростуой
Yakut
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian простой (prostoj).
Adjective
боростуой • (borostuoy)
- simple (whether of aesthetics or personality)
- боростуой былааччыйа ― borostuoy bılaaççıya ― a simple dress
- боростуой таҥас ― borostuoy taŋas ― simple material
- боростуой киһи ― borostuoy kihi ― a simple person
- Synonym: көннөрү (könnörü, “straight, simple”)
- (by extension) (colloquial) downtime
- боростуойу төлөө ― borostuoyu tölöö ― to pay for downtime
Derived terms
- боростуой чыыһыла (borostuoy çııhıla, “prime number”)