Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/ebül

This Proto-Mongolic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Mongolic

Reconstruction

Almost all sources indicate a rounded initial vowel, however Uighur script is traditionally assumed to be the most conservative source.

Etymology

Cognate with Khitan 𘲚𘲀 (*ú ul, “winter”).

Noun

*ebül

1. winter

Descendants

• Middle Mongol:
  • Mongolian: ᠡᠪᠦᠯ (ebül)
  • Phags-Pa: ꡝꡦꡟ
    ꡎꡟ
    ꡋꡟꡙ (ʾeu-bu-lun, genitive)
  • Arabic: اولون (genitive), اولين (genitive), اوبول (Muqaddimat), اُوُلْ (Leiden manuscript)
  • Chinese: 五補倫／五补伦 (übülün) (Beilu Yiyu), [Term?] (Secret History)
• Mongolian:
  • Classical: ᠡᠪᠦᠯ (ebül)
  • Khalkha Mongolian: өвөл (övöl)
  • Ordos: /ɵwɵl/
• Kalmyk: үвл (üvl)
• Buryat: үбэл (übel)
• Khamnigan Mongol: ügül, ügel
• Daur: ugul
• East Yugur: wil
• Monguor:
  • Mongghul: rgul (contaminated by Tibetan)
  • Mangghuer: wuguer
• Baonan: vule, vul
• Dongxiang: uwun, un
• Mogholi: ubul, ebula, ubula (“in the winter”)

See also

Seasons in Proto-Mongolic (layout · text) · category
*kabur (“spring”)	*jun, *najïr (“summer”)	*namur (“autumn”)	*ebül (“winter”)

References

• Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎^[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 537
• Sun Zhu (1990) 蒙古语族语言词典 [Dictionary of Mongolic Languages] (in Chinese), Qinghai, page 538