хув

Mongolian

Etymology 1

Cognate with Kalmyk хув (xuv), Buryat хуба (xuba), likely from Chinese 琥珀 (hǔpò), itself of Central Asian origin.

Noun

хув • (xuv) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤᠪᠠ (quba))

1. amber

Etymology 2

From Common Turkic *quba, compare Karakhanid [script needed] (quba), influenced by the homonymous word for amber.

Adjective

хув • (xuv)

1. pale yellow, dun
2. amber colored

Derived terms

• хувхай (xuvxaj, “pale, dry”)

Etymology 3

Perhaps a shortening of хув хулгар (xuv xulgar, “completely crop-eared”).

Adjective

хув • (xuv)

1. small-eared