олор

Dolgan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ol-tur- (“to sit”). Compare Turkish oturmak, Kyrgyz отуруу (oturuu).

Verb

олор • (olor)

1. to sit
2. to reside
3. to be located

Southern Altai

Etymology

Compare to Kazakh олар (olar), Nogai олар (olar), Kumyk олар (olar), Kyrgyz алар (alar), Turkish onlar, Turkmen olar, Khakas олар (olar), etc.

Pronoun

олор • (olor)

1. they (third-person plural personal pronoun)

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ol-tur- (“to sit”). Compare Turkish oturmak, Kyrgyz отуруу (oturuu).

Verb

олор • (olor)

1. (intransitive) to sit

   сыарҕаҕа олор ― sıarğağa olor ― to sit in a sleigh

2. (intransitive) to reside, to live at

   кинилэр куоракка олороллор ― kiniler kuorakka olorollor ― they live in the city

3. (intransitive) (biology) to live
4. (intransitive) to give birth

   See synonyms at төрөө (töröö).

5. (with the -ан or -а form of a verb, similar to the English progressive aspect)

   ааҕа олор ― aağa olor ― to sit and read, to be reading, to engage in reading

6. (with the -аары form of a verb, connotes being ready to, or about to, do that thing)

   бараары олор ― baraarı olor ― to be ready to go

Synonyms

• (sit) сыт (sıt, “to lie down”)
• (live) сырыт (sırıt), тыы (tıı, “to live, to breathe”)

Antonyms

• (stand) тур (tur)
• (die) өл (öl)

Derived terms

• олорт (olort, causative)

See also

• олоҕур (oloğur, “to permanently reside”)