нөлөө

Mongolian

Etymology

Compare Buryat нүлөө (nülöö, “influence”), Daur nulee (“spark, influence”) (rare), Even нулун (nulun, “flame, warmth, steam, air”).

As if from нөл- (nöl-, “to whirl due to wind”) +‎ -өө(н) (-öö(n)).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /noɮo/, [nʊˈɮʊ]

Noun

нөлөө • (nölöö) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡ (nölüge)); (hidden-n declension)

1. influence
2. heat, warmth (of a fire)
3. (medicine) paralysis, palsy

   Synonyms: саа (saa), гараг өвчин (garag övčin)

4. distortion (of a mirror)

Related terms

• нөл (nöl, “blaze, flame”)