адуу
Appearance
Mongolian
[edit]| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠠᠳᠤᠭᠤ aduɣu | адуу aduu |
Etymology
[edit]Possibly related somehow to Proto-Turkic *at (“horse”), Proto-Turkic *adgïr (“stallion”), and/or Proto-Tungusic *abdu (“cattle”). Compare Turkish at, Turkish aygır, Evenki абду (abdu). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈatʊː/
- Syllabification: а‧дуу
Noun
[edit]адуу • (aduu) (hidden-n declension)
- horse
- Synonym: морь (morʹ)
- equine
- horse herd
- (Shagai) One of four sides of the ankle bone dice used in Monglian folk games
- (euphemistic) louse
- Synonym: бөөс (böös)
Declension
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Hyponyms
[edit]- хулан (xulan, “koulan”)
- тахь (taxʹ, “Przewalski's horse”)
- морь (morʹ, “gelding”)
- гүү (güü, “mare”)
- азарга (azarga, “stallion”)
- үрээ (üree, “three- to five-year-old colt”)
- байдас (baidas, “filly”)
- унага (unaga, “foal”)
- даага (daaga, “two-year-old horse”)
- шүдлэн (šüdlen, “three-year-old horse”)
- хязаалан (xjazaalan, “four-year-old horse”)
- соёолон (sojoolon, “five-year-old horse”)
- их нас морь (ix nas morʹ, “horse that is older than 5–7 years”)