nudun

Dongxiang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuˈtuŋ/, [nuˈtũ(ŋ)]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *nidün, compare Mongolian нүд (nüd), Kalmyk нүдн (nüdn).

Alternative forms

• nundun
• nundu

Noun

nudun

1. eye
2. pinhole, eyelet (small hole)

Etymology 2

From nudu (“to crush, to build (a wall)”) +‎ -n. Compare Mongolian нүдүүр (nüdüür, “pestle, mallet”).

Noun

nudun

1. hammer (for building walls or breaking soil)
2. pestle

See also

• duiwo (“mortar”)