саамай

саамай

Kyrgyz

Etymology

Compare to Southern Altai саамай (saamay), etc.

Noun

саамай • (saamay) (definite [[{{{1}}}#Kyrgyz|{{{1}}}]], plural [[{{{2}}}#Kyrgyz|{{{2}}}]])

1. temple (anatomy)

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Southern Altai

Etymology

Compare to Kyrgyz саамай (saamay), etc.

Noun

саамай • (saamay)

1. temple (anatomy)

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “саамай”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ, M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

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Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian самый (samyj), ultimately a distant relative of English selfsame.

Adjective

саамай • (saamay)

1. the most (superlative degree)

   саамай улахан ― saamay ulaxan ― the largest

   саамай бөдөҥ ― saamay bödöŋ ― the most massive

Adverb

саамай • (saamay)

1. absolutely

   саамай сөп ― saamay söp ― absolutely right

   See synonyms at отой (otoy).