буряад

See also: Буряад

Buryat

Alternative scripts
Classical Mongolian	ᠪᠤᠷᠢᠶ᠋ᠠᠳ buriyad
Latin (1931–1936)a	buriaad
Latin (1937–1939)b	buriaad
Cyrillic	буряад burjaad
a Based on the southern Tsongol–Sartul dialect. b Based on the eastern Khori dialect.

Etymology

Compare Буряадай (Burjaadaj), name of the legendary ancestor of the tribe. Can be regarded as its stem буряа- with plural -д (-d). See also related Khamnigan Mongol буряад (burjaad), Mongolian буриад (buriad), Kalmyk бурад (burad), Khakas пыраат (pıraat).

Attested in the Secret History of the Mongols as 不舌᠋里牙_惕᠌ (Burijad). ​​

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊ.rʲaːd/, [bʊ.rʲä̟ːt]
• Hyphenation: бу‧ряад

Noun

буряад • (burjaad) (^??? please provide spelling!)

1. (attributive) Buryat, Buriat

   буряад зон ― burjaad zon ― the Buryat people

   буряад хэлэн ― burjaad xelen ― the Buryat language

2. (singulative) a Buryat, a Buriat (person)

   буряад хүн ― burjaad xün ― a Buryat person

Derived terms

• Буряад орон (Burjaad oron, “Buryatia”, literally “the land of the Buryats”), Буряад (Burjaad, “Buryatia”); Буряад Республика (Burjaad Rjespublika, “the Republic of Buryatia”), Буряад Улас (Burjaad Ulas, “Buryatia as state”)
• буряад-монгол (burjaad-mongol)

See also

• хамниган (xamnigan)
• харяад (xarjaad)
• хори (xori)