чулуу
Mongolian edit
Etymology edit
- From Proto-Mongolic *cïlaxun, Buryat шулуун (šuluun), Kalmyk чолун (çolun).
- 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
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕʰʊɮʊː/
- Syllabification: чу‧луу (2 syllables)
Noun edit
чулуу • (čuluu) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤ (čilaɣu))
Derived terms edit
- булшны чулуу (bulšny čuluu)