муоста

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian мост (most, “bridge”).

Noun

муоста • (muosta)

  1. bridge
    өрүһү туоруур муоста ― örühü tuoruur muosta ― a bridge spanning the river
  2. floor
    муоста кырааската ― muosta kïraaskata ― floor paint
    муостаны кырааскалаа ― muostanï kïraaskalaa ― to paint the floor

Usage notes

The first sense is derived from the Russian word, but the second is a Yakut extension ("floor" in Russian is пол (pol)).

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