Meaning and transformation schemes interpretations of Khakass mysteries

The article analyzes the Khakas riddles about the labor activity of a person from a semantic-cognitive position. Riddles are soldered linguistic expressions aimed at deciphering and cognitive understanding of encoded structures. In the texts of the Khakass riddles, there are lexemes that have become obsolete, which indicates their archaism. The encrypted interpretation of labor activity includes figurative characteristics of domestic and wild animals. The metaphorization of Khakass riddles is often based on the sign of anthropocentrism, which is realized in descriptions of the characteristics and actions of a person, as well as other living beings.