нөлөө
Mongolian edit
Etymology edit
Compare Buryat нүлөө (nülöö, “influence”), Daur nulee (“spark, influence”) (rare), Even нулун (nulun, “flame, warmth, steam, air”).
As if from нөл- (nöl-, “to whirl due to wind”) + -өө(н) (-öö(n)).
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /noɮo/, [nʊˈɮʊ]
Noun edit
нөлөө • (nölöö) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡ (nölüge)); (hidden-n declension)
- influence
- heat, warmth (of a fire)
- (medicine) paralysis, palsy
- Synonyms: саа (saa), гараг өвчин (garag övčin)
- distortion (of a mirror)