адуу

Mongolian

Etymology

Possibly related somehow to Proto-Turkic *hat (“horse”), Proto-Turkic *aðgɨr (“stallion”), and/or Proto-Tungusic *abdu (“cattle”). Compare Turkish at, Turkish aygır, Evenki абду (abdu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /atʊ/, [aˈto̙]

Noun

адуу • (aduu) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠳᠤᠭᠤ (aduɣu)); (hidden-n declension)

1. horse
2. equine
3. horse herd
4. (Shagai) One of four sides of the ankle bone dice used in Monglian folk games
5. (euphemistic) louse

Synonyms

• (horse): морь (morʹ)
• (louse): бөөс (böös)

Hyponyms

• хулан (xulan, “koulan”)
• тахь (taxʹ, “Przewalski's horse”)
• морь (morʹ, “gelding”)
• гүү (güü, “mare”)
• азарга (azarga, “stallion”)
• үрээ (üree, “three- to five-year-old colt”)
• байдас (bajdas, “filly”)
• унага (unaga, “foal”)
• даага (daaga, “two-year-old horse”)