хүбүүн

Buryat

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *köbe-gün (“child; son”). Cognate with Kalmyk көвүн (kövün), Mongolian хөвгүүн (xövgüün), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xu.buːn/, [xu.β˕uːŋ]

Noun

хүбүүн • (xübüün) (^??? please provide spelling!)

1. boy
2. son

Related terms

• хүүгэд (xüüged)

See also

• басаган (basagan, “girl; daughter”)