Yakut
Etymology
тоҥ (toŋ) + суй (suy). From Proto-Turkic. Compare to Shor тоңнак, etc.
Verb
тоҥсуй • (toŋsuy)
- (transitive) (with acc.) to knock (on)
- ааны тоҥсуй ― aanï toŋsuy ― knock on the door
- (transitive) (with acc.) to peck, to hammer, to chisel
- тоҥсоҕой маһы тоҥсуйар ― toŋsoğoy mahï toŋsuyar ― a woodpecker chisels a tree
Derived terms