зул

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zul"

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡sʊɮ/, [t͡so̙ɮ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *jula, probably from Proto-Turkic *yula.

Compare Dongxiang zhula, Old Uyghur [script needed] (yula).

Noun

зул • (zul) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠤᠯᠠ (ǰula)); (regular declension)

1. lamp, torch
2. (Buddhism) a lamp offering

Derived terms

• алтан зул (altan zul, “tulip”)
• зул сар (zul sar, “first month of winter, Christmas”)

Etymology 2

Noun

зул • (zul)

1. Alternative form of зулай (zulaj, “top of the head”)

Etymology 3

Verb

зул • (zul)

1. imperative of зулах (zulax, “to spread out (fabric)”)