jaloo

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Daur[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *jalaxu, perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *jāĺ.

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Compare Mongolian залуу (zaluu, young), Dongxiang zhalao, Turkish yaş (age), Kazakh жас (jas, young).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃalɔː/, [ˈt͡ʃalɔ́ː]

Noun[edit]

jaloo

  1. young person, lad
    en jaloo gelbei: "bii aagaasaa tiimer kuunii kuukeng bei!"
    The boy said: "I am the son of so-and-so!"

Solon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Daur jaloo.

Adjective[edit]

jaloo

  1. young

References[edit]

  • Bayarma Khabtagaeva, Dagur Elements in Solon Evenki, 2012.