буряад
Appearance
See also: Буряад
Buryat
[edit]| Historical evolution | |
|---|---|
| Classical Mongolian | ᠪᠤᠷᠢᠶ᠋ᠠᠳ |
| Latin | buriaada |
| buriaadb | |
| Cyrillic | буряад |
| a 1931–1936, based on the Tsongol–Sartul dialect. b 1937–1939, based on the Khori dialect. | |
Etymology
[edit]Compare Буряадай (Burjaadaj), name of the legendary ancestor of the tribe. Can be regarded as its stem буряа- with plural -д (-d). See also related Khamnigan Mongol буряад (burjaad), Mongolian буриад (buriad), Kalmyk бурад (burad), Khakas пыраат (pıraat).
Attested in the Secret History of the Mongols as 不舌᠋里牙惕᠌ (Burijad).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]буряад • (burjaad) (plural буряадууд)
- (attributive) Buryat, Buriat
- (singulative) a Buryat, a Buriat (person)
- буряад хүн ― burjaad xün ― a Buryat person
Derived terms
[edit]- Буряад орон (Burjaad oron, “Buryatia”, literally “the land of the Buryats”), Буряад (Burjaad, “Buryatia”); Буряад Республика (Burjaad Rjespublika, “the Republic of Buryatia”), Буряад Улас (Burjaad Ulas, “Buryatia as state”)
- буряад-монгол (burjaad-mongol)
