бү

Buryat

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Mongol ᠪᠤᠤ (pww /⁠buu⁠/) / ꡎꡟ (bu /⁠buu⁠/). Cognate with Kalmyk бү (bü), Khamnigan Mongol бү (bü), бүү (büü), Mongolian бүү (büü).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bu]
• Hyphenation: бү

Particle

бү • (bü)

1. Forms the negative polarity of verbs in optative moods.

Kalmyk

Etymology

Inherited from Written Oirat [Term?], from Middle Mongol ᠪᠤᠤ (pww /⁠buu⁠/) / ꡎꡟ (bu /⁠buu⁠/). Cognate with Buryat бү (bü), Khamnigan Mongol бү (bü), бүү (büü), Mongolian бүү (büü).

Particle

бү • (bü)

1. (obsolete) Forms the negative polarity of verbs in optative moods.

Khamnigan Mongol

Alternative forms

• бүү (büü)

Etymology

From Middle Mongol ᠪᠤᠤ (buu). Cognates include Mongolian бүү (büü) and Buryat бү (bü).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲy/
• Hyphenation: бү

Particle

бү (bü)

1. Forms the negative polarity of verbs in optative moods: not

References

• Ilya A. Gruntov (2005) “Хамниганский язык [The Khamnigan language]”, in V. A. Vinogradov, editor, Языки Российской Федерации и соседних государств [The languages of the Russian Federation and the neighbouring languages]‎^[1], volume 3, Nauka
• D. G. Damdinov, E. V. Sundueva (2015) “бү”, in Хамниганско-русский словарь [Khamnigan-Russian dictionary]‎^[2], Irkutsk