Mongolian edit

Etymology edit

холбох (xolbox, to connect, to unite) +‎ -оо(н) (-oo(n)). Compare Kalmyk холва (xolva), Daur xolboo (if not a loan).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

холбоо (xolboo) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠤᠭ᠌᠎ᠠ᠋ (qolbug-a), definite plural холбоонууд); (hidden-n declension)

  1. connection, link
  2. contact, liaison
  3. union, association
  4. federation
    Оросын Холбооны УлсOrosyn Xolboony UlsRussian Federation
  5. bond, rope, binding (that which is used to tie something)
  6. (poetry) verse, alliteration

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

холбоо (xolboo)

  1. twin, two
  2. connective

Yakut edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare the Mongolian term above.

Verb edit

холбоо (qolboo)

  1. (transitive) to unite

Synonyms edit

  • салҕаа (salğaa, to connect, to continue)
  • түм (tüm, to collect, to gather, to unite)

Antonyms edit

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