салай

Moksha

Etymology

From саламс (salams, to steal) +‎ (-j).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsalaj/
  • Rhymes: -alaj
  • Hyphenation: са‧лай

Noun

са́лай • (sálaj)

  1. stealer, thief

Declension

Declension of салай (salaj)
case singular plural
nominative
(...)
салай (salaj) салайхть (salajhť)
genitive
(of ...)
салаень (salajeń)
dative
(to ...)
салаенди (salajendi)
comparative
(like ...)
салайшка (salajška)
ablative
(than ...)
салайда (salajda)
lative
(into ...)
салаи (salaji)
illative
(into ...)
салайс (salajs)
inessive
(in ...)
салайса (salajsa)
elative
(out of ...)
салайста (salajsta)
prolative
(through ...)
салайгя (salajgä)
causative
(for ...)
салаенкса (salajenksa)
translative
(becoming ...)
салайкс (salajks)
abessive
(without ...)
салайфтома (salajftoma)
Definite declension of салай (salaj)
case singular plural
nominative
(...)
салайсь (salajś) салайне (salajne)
genitive
(of ...)
салайть (salajť) салайнень (salajneń)
dative
(to ...)
салайти (salajti) салайненди (salajnendi)

Derived terms

nouns

References

  • V. I. Shchankina (1993) “вор”, in Мокшень-рузонь валкс [Moksha-Russian dictionary], Saransk: MKI, →ISBN, page 214

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from a Mongolic language ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *jala- (to direct). Compare to Mongolian залах (zalax, to straighten, correct, direct) and Buryat [script needed] (zala-).

Verb

салай • (salay)

  1. (transitive) to direct, to lead, to manage, to supervise
    Synonym: дьаһай (jahay, to manage, to direct)
    Antonym: хай (qay, to follow)
    үлэни салайüleni salayto manage the work
    салайар үлэsalayar üleleadership
    салайар органнарsalayar organnargoverning body
  2. (transitive) to rule, to govern
    аты салайatı salayto govern a horse