улуг

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Common Turkic *ulug, Proto-Turkic *ulug (“big, great”). Cognate to Khakas улуғ (uluğ), Shor улуғ (uluɣ), etc.

Adjective

улуг • (ulug)

1. big, large, great

References

• N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “улуг”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ulug (“big, great”). Cognate with Turkish ulu (“great”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊˈlʊɣ/

Adjective

улуг • (ulug)

1. big, large

   Ол эшинден ийи хар улуг. ― Ol eşinden iyi xar ulug. ― He's years older than his friend. (literally, “bigger”)