бодаар

Tuvan

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *bodu- (“to think”). Cognate with Mongolian бодох (bodox, “to think”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔˈdaːr/

Verb

бодаар • (bodaar) (stem бода-, indefinite past бодаан, negative бодавас)

1. (transitive) to think, suppose

   Ону ынчаар эки ырлаар деп бодаваан мен. ― Onu ınçaar eki ırlaar dep bodavaan men. ― I didn't think he could sing so well.

Derived terms

• бодал (bodal)
• боданыр (bodanır)