һурвн

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *gurban, compare Mongolian гурав (gurav), Buryat гурбан (gurban).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁurˈwən/

Numeral

һурвн • (ğurvn) (Clear script spelling ᡎᡇᠷᡋᠠᠨ (ɣurban))

1. three

Noun

һурвн • (ğurvn) (plural һурвд)

1. triad (a type of Kalmyk poem that consists of three lines)

   Synonym: һурвнт (ğurvnt)

Examples
Һурвн цаһан Өсҗ йовхла – шүдн цаһан, Көгшрәд ирхлә – үсн цаһан, Үкхлә – ясн цаһан. Ğurvn tsağan Ösj yovxla – şüdn tsağan, Kögşräd irxlä – üsn tsağan, Ükxlä – yasn tsağan. Three things that are white When growing up, the teeth are white, When getting old, the hair are white, After death, the bones are white.