чулуу

Mongolian

Etymology

1. From Proto-Mongolic *čïlaxun; compare Buryat шулуун (šuluun), Kalmyk чолун (çolun).
2. Akin to Proto-Turkic *tiāĺ (“stone”). Compare Daur coloo, East Yugur ciluu, Turkish taş (“stone”) and Chuvash чул (čul, “stone”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕʰʊɮʊː/
• Syllabification: чу‧луу (2 syllables)

Noun

чулуу • (čuluu) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤ (čilaɣu))

1. calculus
2. rock, stone

Derived terms

• булшны чулуу (bulšny čuluu, “headstone”)
• бал чулуу (bal čuluu, “graphite”)