соруул

Mongolian

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /sɔrʊɮ/, [sɔ̙̙ˈro̙ɮ]

Etymology 1

сорох (sorox, “to suck”) +‎ -уур (-uur)

Noun

соруул • (soruul) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠣᠷᠤᠭᠤᠯ (soruɣul)); (regular declension)

1. drinking straw
2. cigarette holder
3. mouthpiece (part of a tobacco pipe)
4. suction cup

Synonyms

• (straw): ундааны соруул (undaany soruul)
• (mouthpiece): гаансны соруул (gaansny soruul)
• (cup): бумба (bumba)

Etymology 2

Verb

соруул • (soruul)

1. imperative of соруулах (soruulax, “to let suck, to let suckle”)