Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *dāg-lɨg; equivalent to тоо (too, mountain) +‎ -луу (-luu, ornative suffix). Cognate with Southern Altai туулу (tuulu), Kazakh таулы (tauly), Kumyk тавлу (tawlu), Bashkir таулы (tawlı), Shor тағлығ, Khakas тағлығ (tağlığ), Tuvan даглыг (daglıg); Tofa дағлығ, Turkish dağlı; etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /toːˈluː/
  • Hyphenation: тоо‧луу

Adjective

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тоолуу (tooluu) (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide], Arabic spelling توولۇۇ) (ornative)

  1. mountainous