кыһай

From Proto-Turkic *kïs- (“short, narrow; to squeeze”).

кыһай • (kïhay)

1. (transitive) to squeeze

   Synonym: ык (ïk)

2. (transitive) to press

   See synonyms at баттаа (battaa).

3. (by extension) to force
4. (transitive) to do something by lamplight, candlelight, etc.

   лаампа уотугар кыһайан көр ― laampa uotugar kïhayan kör ― to consider (something) by lamplight

• (to expand, transitive) кэҥэт (keŋet), кэтирэт (ketiret)
  • For the intransitive forms, see кэҥээ (keŋee), кэтирээ (ketiree).

• кыһалга (kïhalga, “need, lack, poverty, urgency”)
• кыһалын (kïhalïn, “to shrink, to compress”)
• кыһан (kïhan, “to need”)

• күүс (küüs, “force”)