хабыс
Yakut
Etymology
Reciprocal-cooperative form of хап (xap, “to catch, to grab”).
Verb
хабыс • (xabıs)
- (transitive) (sports) to play a game
- мээчик хапсабыт ― meeçik xapsabıt ― we play ball
- (more specifically) to wrestle
Derived terms
- хапсаҕай (xapsağay, “a type of wrestling”)