ойнаар
Tuvan
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *oyna-. Equivalent to оюн (oyun, “game”) + -а- (-a-, denominal verb suffix). Cognate with Old Uyghur 𐽳𐽶𐽺𐽰𐽾 (wynʾr /oynar/, aorist), Khakas ойнирға (oynirğa), Northern Altai ойнайарга (oynayarga), Yakut оонньуур (oonnyuur), Southern Altai ойноор (oynoor), Kazakh ойнау (oinau) / ويناۋ, Turkish oynamak, etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oj.nɐːɾ/, [o̞j.nɐːɾ]
- Hyphenation: ой‧наар
Verb
ойнаар • (oynaar) (stem ойна-, indefinite past ойнаан, negative ойнавас)
- (transitive or intransitive) to play (a game, a sport, an instrument, etc.)
Derived terms
- ойнаарак (oynaarak, “toy”)
- ойнакчы (oynakçı, “player”)
Related terms
- оюн (oyun, “game”)