буряад

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Buryat[edit]

Alternative scripts
Classical Mongolian ᠪᠤᠷᠢᠶ᠋ᠠᠳ
buriyad
Latin (1931–1936)a buriaad
Latin (1937–1939)b buriaad
Cyrillic буряад
burjaad
a Based on the southern Tsongol–Sartul dialect.
b Based on the eastern Khori dialect.

Etymology[edit]

Compare Буряадай (Burjaadaj), name of the legendary ancestor of the tribe. Can be regarded as its stem буряа- with plural (-d). See also related Khamnigan Mongol буряад (burjaad), Mongolian буриад (buriad), Kalmyk бурад (burad), Khakas пыраат (pıraat).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bʊ.rʲaːd/, [bʊ.rʲä̟ːt]
  • Hyphenation: бу‧ряад

Noun[edit]

буряад (burjaad) (??? please provide spelling!)

  1. (attributive) Buryat, Buriat
    буряад зонburjaad zonthe Buryat people
    буряад хэлэнburjaad xelenthe Buryat language
  2. (singulative) a Buryat, a Buriat (person)
    буряад хүнburjaad xüna Buryat person

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