буйл

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊiɮ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *büile, compare Mongghul booli, Daur buil, East Yugur büile.

Perhaps the form is influenced by the second etymology, however this root is very unstable across languages.

Noun

буйл • (bujl) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠤᠶᠢᠯᠠ (buyila)); (hidden-n declension)

1. gums (flesh around teeth)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Buryat буйла (bujla, “camel bull”), Kalmyk бууль (buulʹ, “nose peg”), likely of Turkic origin, see Kazakh бұйда (būida, “camel's bridle”).

A Mongolian herder and his camels with visible nose pegs

Noun

буйл • (bujl)

1. a peg put through a camel's nose or upper lip to which a rope is attached

Derived terms

• буйлт (bujlt, “camel colt”)

See also

• тэмээ (temee, “camel”)