жэл

Buryat

Historical evolution
Classical Mongolian	ᠵᠢᠯ
Latin	ƶila
	ƶilb
Cyrillic	жэл
a 1931–1936, based on the Tsongol–Sartul dialect. b 1937–1939, based on the Khori dialect.

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *jil, compare Mongolian жил (žil).

Noun

жэл • (žel)

1. year

   шэнэ жэл ― šene žel ― new year

   луу жэл ― luu žel ― Year of the Dragon

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• он (on)