бастаа

Yakut

Etymology

бас (bas, “head”) + -лаа (-laa) (denominal verb suffix, harmonized as -таа). For a similar semantic development, compare English head (as in "head a line", "head a parade", etc.).

Verb

бастаа • (bastaa)

(intransitive) to go first, to be first, to start first

Descendants

бастаан (bastaan, “at first”)

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