нэһилиэк

Yakut

Etymology

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May be related to нэһилиэнньэ (nehiliennye, village, settlement, population) of Russian origin. Alternatively, from dialectal Russian наслегать (naslegatʹ, to take care of).

Noun

нэһилиэк • (nehiliek)

  1. nasleg, a subdivision of an ulus (a municipality)
    See synonyms at дэриэбинэ (deriebine).
    Holonym: улуус (uluus)
    ыраах нэһилиэккэ олорıraaq nehiliekke olorto live in a remote nasleg

Derived terms

  • национальнай нэһилиэк (natsionalnay nehiliek, non-Sakha nation nasleg in Sakha republic)

Descendants

  • Russian: наслег (nasleg)