эләд

Kalmyk

Cyrillic	Clear Script
эләд (eläd)	ᡄᠯᡄᡃᡑᡄ(elēde)

Etymology

From currently obscure неләд (neläd), which is inherited from Proto-Mongolic *neliyed, plural of *neliyen. Cognate with Mongolian нилээд (nileed). The word must have been borrowed from an Oirat dialect into Tuvan; see элээн (eleen, “considerable”), which demonstrates both the unexpected deletion of /n/ as well as the original singular form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eˈlæːdə/

Adjective

эләд • (eläd)

elder; older
эләд көвүн ― eläd kövün ― older brother
considerable, important
big

Derived terms

эләдх (elädx)
эләдхн (elädxn)
эләдцр (elädtsr)

References

Muniev, B. D. (1977) “эләд”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 695 a