уул

See also: үүл and -уул

Kyrgyz

Noun

уул • (uul) (Arabic spelling ۇۇل)

1. son

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Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊːɮ/, [o̙ːɮ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *axula, compare Daur aul.

Noun

уул • (uul) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ (aɣula), definite plural уулс or уулууд); (hidden-n declension)

1. mountain

Usage notes

• The genitive is уулын (uulyn) despite the hidden n in the oblique, dative and ablative cases.

Derived terms

• уулархаг (uularxag)
• галт уул (galt uul, “volcano”)

See also

• дов (dov)
• өндөрлөг (öndörlög)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *huxula, compare Daur xwaal.

Alternative forms

• ул (ul)

Noun

уул • (uul) (Mongolian spelling ᠤᠤᠯᠠ (uula))

1. tinder
2. a type of boots

Derived terms

• цагаан уул (cagaan uul, “edelweiss”)

Etymology 3

Compare Kalmyk уул (uul, “basic, fundamental, original, native, kindred, own”), juxtaposed with Proto-Turkic *ogul (Turkish oğul) by Ramstedt.

Doublet of уугуул (uuguul, “native”).

Adjective

уул • (uul) (Mongolian spelling ᠤᠤᠯ (uul))

1. root, original, native
2. that, the same

Derived terms

• уул нь (uul nʹ, “basically”)