ᠪᠤᠤ

Buryat

Etymology

Eventually from Mandarin 炮 (pào).

Noun

ᠪᠤᠤ • (buu) (Cyrillic буу)

1. gun

Middle Mongol

Mongolian	ʼPhags-pa
ᠪᠤᠤ	ꡎꡟ

Pronunciation

• Transliterations:
  • Old Mandarin: 不

Particle

ᠪᠤᠤ (pww /buu/)

1. Used to form the negative polarity of verbs in optative moods.

Descendants

• Buryat: бү (bü)
• Classical Mongolian:
  • Khamnigan Mongol: бү (bü), бүү (büü)
  • Mongolian:

    Mongolian: ᠪᠤᠤ (buu)

    Cyrillic script: бүү (büü)

• Written Oirat:
  • Kalmyk: бү (bü)