жэл

Buryat

Alternative scripts
Classical Mongolian	ᠵᠢᠯ ǰil
Latin (1931–1936)a	ƶil
Latin (1937–1939)b	ƶil
Cyrillic	жэл žel
a Based on the southern Tsongol–Sartul dialect. b Based on the eastern Khori dialect.

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *jil, compare Mongolian жил (žil).

Noun

жэл • (žel)

1. year

   шэнэ жэл ― šene žel ― new year

   луу жэл ― luu žel ― Year of the Dragon

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• он (on)