тоҥсуй
Yakut
Etymology
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Verb
тоҥсуй • (toŋsuy)
- (transitive) (with acc.) to knock (on)
- ааны тоҥсуй ― aanı toŋsuy ― knock on the door
- (transitive) (with acc.) to peck, to hammer, to chisel
- тоҥсоҕой маһы тоҥсуйар ― toŋsoğoy mahı toŋsuyar ― a woodpecker chisels a tree
Derived terms
- тоҥсоҕой (toŋsoğoy, “woodpecker”)