чулуу

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *cïlaxun (“stone”). Akin to Proto-Turkic *diāĺ (“stone”).

Compare Daur coloo, East Yugur ciluu, Turkish taş (“stone”) and Chuvash чул (čul, “stone”).

Noun

чулуу • (čuluu) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤ (čilaɣu))

1. calculus
2. rock, stone

Derived terms

• булшны чулуу (bulšny čuluu)