гүрвэл

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with Buryat гүрбэл (gürbel), Kalmyk гүрвлдә (gürvldä), perhaps from the stem *gürbe-, preserved in Buryat as гүрбэхэ (gürbexe, “to wriggle, to sway”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurw̜eɮ/
• Syllabification: гүр‧вэл (2 syllables)

Noun

гүрвэл • (gürvel) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠷᠪᠡᠯ (gürbel))

1. lizard