хүү

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See also: хуу

Mongolian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

MongolianCyrillic
ᠬᠦᠦ
(küü)
хүү
(xüü)

From Proto-Mongolic *köw. Likely cognate with Rouran 去汾 (*k'obun).

Noun[edit]

хүү (xüü)

  1. son
  2. boy
    Synonym: хөвүүн (xövüün)
  3. dear (a beloved person)
  4. grunt (infantry soldier)
  5. (chess) pawn
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

MongolianCyrillic
ᠬᠦ᠋ᠦ
(küü)
хүү
(xüü)

Borrowed from Chinese (, “warehouse”).

Noun[edit]

хүү (xüü)

  1. treasury, storehouse
  2. interest (price of credit)

See also[edit]

Chess pieces in Mongolian · шатрын дүрс (šatryn dürs) (layout · text)
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ноён (nojon) бэрс (bers) тэрэг (tereg) тэмээ (temee) морь (morʹ) хүү (xüü)