цөл
Kalmyk edit
Noun edit
цөл • (tsöl)
- desert (barren area)
Mongolian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mongolic *cöl, compare Buryat сүл (sül). Borrowing from Proto-Turkic *čöl (“steppe, desert”), compare Turkish çöl.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡sʰoɮ/, [t͡sʰʊɮ]
Noun edit
цөл • (cöl) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠥᠯ (čöl)); (regular declension)
- desert (an extremely dry area of land hostile to animal and plant life)
Derived terms edit
- цөлжих (cölžix, “to desertify”)