Mongolian edit

Etymology edit

  1. From Proto-Mongolic *cïlaxun, 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 edit

Noun edit

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

  1. calculus
  2. rock, stone

Derived terms edit