утас
Mongolian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Mongol 忽荅孫 (xu-da-sun /hudasun/), هوتاسون (hwtāswn /hutasun/), from Proto-Mongolic *hutasun.
Compare also Manchu ᡶᡠᡨᠠ (futa, “rope, string”) a (Para-)Mongolic borrowing.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ʊtʰəs/
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): [ˈo̙ʰtɵ̙s]
Noun edit
утас • (utas) (Mongolian spelling ᠤᠲᠠᠰᠤ (utasu), definite plural утаснууд); (hidden-n declension)
- thread
- Synonym: ширхэг (širxeg)
- wire, cable
- string (of an instrument)
- Synonym: чавхдас (čavxdas)
- telephone
- Synonym: телефон (telefon)
Derived terms edit
- гар утас (gar utas, “cellphone”)