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адуу

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Mongolian

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠠᠳᠤᠭᠤ
(aduɣu)
адуу
(aduu)

Etymology

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Possibly related somehow to Proto-Turkic *at (horse), Proto-Turkic *adgïr (stallion), and/or Proto-Tungusic *abdu (cattle). Compare Turkish at, Turkish aygır, Evenki абду (abdu). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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адуу (aduu); (hidden-n declension)

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

Declension

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Hyponyms

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