дуун

Buryat

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *daxu-n (“sound, voice; song”). Cognate with Mongolian дуу (duu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʊːn/, [dʊːŋ]

Noun

дуун • (duun) (^??? please provide spelling!)

1. voice; song

   дуу дуулаха ― duu duulaxa ― to sing a song

2. sound

   тэнгэриин дуун ― tengeriin duun ― thunder (literally, “sound of the sky”)

3. vote

   дуунай эрхэ ― duunaj erxe ― suffrage

   дуу үгэхэ ― duu ügexe ― to vote

Related terms

• дуулаха (duulaxa, “to sing”)

Kalmyk

Noun

дуун • (duun) (Clear script spelling ᡑᡇᡇᠨ (duun))

1. Alternative spelling of дун (dun)