эрэй

Yakut

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mongolic, ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *eregü (“torture”). Compare Mongolian эрүү (erüü).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eɾej/

Noun

эрэй • (erey)

1. hard work, toil, torture
2. hardship, misery, suffering
3. difficulty, anxiety

   эрэй диэтэҕиҥ!

   erey dieteğiñ!

   oh, how awful!

   (set phrase)

Derived terms

• эрэй-буруй (erey-buruy, “suffering, hardship”)
• эрэйдэ (ereyde, “to cause trouble”)
• эрэйдэн (ereyden, “to suffer”)
• эрэйдэнии (ereydenii, “suffering”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mongolic.

Verb

эрэй • (erey)

1. (transitive) to count on, to wait for, to expect

   See synonyms at күүт (küüt).

References

• Pekarskij, E. K. (1959) “эрэй”, in Словарь якутского языка [Yakut Dictionary]‎^[1] (in Russian), volume I, a reprint of the original thirteen fascicles appearing 1907–1930, Moscow: Academy Press, column 279