тудар

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tut- (“to grasp”). Cognate with Kazakh тұту (tūtu), Turkish tutmak.

Verb

тудар • (tudar)

1. to hold

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “тудар”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ, Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tut- (“to grasp”). Cognate with Turkish tutmak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰʊˈdar/

Verb

тудар • (tudar) (stem тут-, indefinite past туткан, negative тутпас)

1. (transitive) to hold, grasp
2. (transitive) to build, construct

Derived terms

• тудуг (tudug, “building”)
• туругжу (turugju, “builder”)