олон

See also: өлөн

Bashkir

Олон.

Etymology

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (olun, “tree trunk; stem of plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊ̞.ˈɫʊ̞n]
• Hyphenation: о‧лон

Noun

олон • (olon)

1. tree trunk

   Ҡарама олононан һут аҡһа, яҙғы һалҡындар бөтә.

   Qarama olononan hut aqha, yaðğı halqındar bötä.

   If sap oozes from elm tree trunks, there will be no more spring frosts.

Declension

Declension of олон

	singular	plural
absolute	олон (olon)	олондар (olondar)
definite genitive	олондоң (olondoñ)	олондарҙың (olondarðıñ)
dative	олонға (olonğa)	олондарға (olondarğa)
definite accusative	олондо (olondo)	олондарҙы (olondarðı)
locative	олонда (olonda)	олондарҙа (olondarða)
ablative	олондан (olondan)	олондарҙан (olondarðan)

Mongolian

Etymology 1

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠣᠯᠠᠨ olan	олон olon

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠯᠠᠨ (olan), from Middle Mongol ᠣᠯᠠᠨ (ʾwɽʾn /⁠olan⁠/), from Proto-Mongolic *olan, compare Dongxiang olon.

Pronunciation

• (Khalkha) IPA^(key): [ɔ̙.ɮʊ̙̆ɴ̟]
• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): [ɔ̙.ɮɞ̙ɴ]
• Hyphenation: о‧лон

Adjective

олон • (olon)

1. many, much
2. gross, mass
3. international

Declension

• олон улсын (olon ulsyn, “multinational; international”)

Adverb

олон • (olon)

1. generally, massively

Noun

олон • (olon)

1. the public

Derived terms

• ард олон (ard olon)
• олон нийт (olon niit)

Etymology 2

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠣᠯᠤᠩ olung	олон olon

Pronunciation

• (Khalkha) IPA^(key): [ɔ̙.ɮʊ̙̆ɴ̟]
• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): [ɔ̙ɮɞ̙ɴ]
• Hyphenation: о‧лон

Noun

олон • (olon)

1. alternative form of олом (olom)