Kumyk edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *ēl.

Noun edit

эл (el)

  1. people
  2. tribe
  3. country

Declension edit

Kyrgyz edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *ēl. Compare to Kazakh ел (el).

Noun edit

эл (el) (Arabic spelling ەل)

  1. people

Mongolian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian эл (el).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

эл (el)

  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Л / л.

See also edit

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɛɫ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

эл (eln inan (indeclinable)

  1. The Cyrillic letter Л, л.
  2. The Roman letter L, l.

Usage notes edit

See usage notes for л (l).

Synonyms edit

Southern Altai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *ēl.

Noun edit

эл (el)

  1. nation
  2. people

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

References edit

  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “эл”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Southern Yukaghir edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Yukaghir *əl.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈel]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Hyphenation: эл

Particle edit

эл (el)

  1. Negative marker.
    • 2000, V. K. Spiridonov, I. A. Nikolaeva, Букварь для 1 класса юкагирских школ [A primer for the 1st class of Yukaghir schools], Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN, page 50:
      Эл цифра чуөн шоромо ньэлэмэдиэ эл лэйдиит.
      El cifra čuøn šoromo nʹelemedie el lejdīt.
      Without numbers humans cannot do anything.
      (literally, “Without no number a human can not nothing.”)

References edit

  • Elena Maslova (2003) A Grammar of Kolyma Yukaghir, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 4