сай

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *sag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaj/

Noun

сай • (saj) class bd

1. deer

References

• Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “сай”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 390

Ingush

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *sag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaj/

Noun

сай • (saj) class bd

1. deer

References

• Nichols, Johanna B. (2004) “сай”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 133

Moksha

Verb

сай • (saj)

1. third-person singular present indicative of самс (sams)

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *say (“shallow; rocky bedding”).

Cognate with Tatar сай (say, “shallow”), Crimean Tatar say (“shallow place”), Kumyk сай (say, “shallow”), Khakas сай (say, “shallow place, shoal”).

Adjective

сай • (say)

1. shallow

Noun

сай • (say)

1. shoal, shallow

Synonyms

• оок (ook)
• чайрам (čayram)

References

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “сай”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
• Radloff, Friedrich Wilhelm (1893–1911) Опыт словаря тюркских наречий – Versuch eines Wörterbuches der Türk-Dialecte [Attempt at a Lexicon of the Turkic Dialects] (overall work in German and Russian), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 219

Tatar

Alternative forms

• say (Latin)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *say (“shallow; rocky bedding”).

Cognate with Bashkir һай (hay, “shallow”), Southern Altai сай (say, “shallow, shoal”), Crimean Tatar say (“shallow place”), Kumyk сай (say, “shallow”), Khakas сай (say, “shallow place, shoal”).

Adjective

сай • (say)

1. shallow

Yakut

Etymology

See сайын.

Noun

сай • (say)

1. summer

See also

Seasons in Yakut · дьыл кэмнэрэ (jıl kemnere) (layout · text) · category
саас (saas, “spring”) сааһын (saahın, “spring”)	сай (say, “summer”) сайын (sayın, “summer”)	күс (küs, “autumn, fall”) күһүн (kühün, “autumn, fall”)	кыс (kıs, “winter”) кыһын (kıhın, “winter”)