нэһилиэк

Yakut

Etymology

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May be related to нэһилиэнньэ (nehilienňe, “village, settlement, population”) of Russian origin. Alternatively, from dialectal Russian наслегать (naslegatʹ, “to take care of”).

Noun

нэһилиэк • (nehiliek)

  1. nasleg, a subdivision of an ulus (a municipality)
    See synonyms at дэриэбинэ (deriebine).
    Holonym: улуус (uluus)
    ыраах нэһилиэккэ олор ― ïraaq nehiliekke olor ― to live in a remote nasleg

Derived terms

  • национальнай нэһилиэк (natsionalʹnay nehiliek, “non-Sakha nation nasleg in Sakha republic”)

Descendants

  • → Russian: наслег (nasleg)
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