сымыйа

Yakut

Etymology

Compare to Kazakh шұбұрт (şūbūrt), Chuvash соя (soja), etc.

Adjective

сымыйа • (sïmïya)

  1. (logic) false
    Synonyms: тиэрэ (tiere, wrong), сиикэй (siikey) (colloquial)
    Antonyms: дьиҥ (jiŋ), кырдьык (kïrjïk)
  2. (ethics) incorrect, untruthful
    Synonym: кэлтэгэй (keltegey, flawed)

Noun

сымыйа • (sïmïya)

  1. (communication) lie, falsehood
    Antonyms: дьиҥ (jiŋ), кырдьык (kïrjïk)
    сымыйаны саҥарымаsïmïyanï saŋarïmadon't tell a lie

Derived terms

References

Pekarskij, E. K. (1959), “сымыйа”, in Словарь якутского языка [Yakut Dictionary] (in Russian), a reprint of the original thirteen fascicles appearing 1907–1930, Moscow: Academy Press