Jump to content

буйн

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Kalmyk

[edit]
Cyrillic Clear Script
буйн (buyn) ᡋᡇᡕᠠᠨ(buyan)

Etymology

[edit]

Ultimately from Sanskrit पुण्य (puṇya); compare Mongolian буян (bujan).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /buˈjən/, /buˈin/

Noun

[edit]

буйн (buyn)

  1. virtue, merit, goodness
  2. happiness, joy
    Synonyms: кишг (kişg), буйн-кишг (buyn-kişg)
  3. wake (ceremony)

Derived terms

[edit]

References

[edit]

Muniev, B. D. (1977) “буйн”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 117a