сэлэс
Yakut
Etymology 1
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Verb
сэлэс • (seles)
- (intransitive) to chat, to make small talk
- кинилэр киэһэни быһа сэлэстилэр ― kiniler kieheni bıha selestiler ― they chatted the whole evening (away)
- Synonym: лахсыс (laxsıs)
Etymology 2
Reciprocal-cooperative form of сэлээ (selee, “to trim a horse's mane”).