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улуг

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Northern Altai

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Etymology

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From Common Turkic *ulug, Proto-Turkic *ulug (big, great). Cognate to Khakas улуғ (uluğ), Shor улуғ (uluɣ), etc.

Adjective

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улуг (ulug)

  1. big, large, great

References

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  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “улуг”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN

Tuvan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *ulug (big, great). Cognate with Turkish ulu (great).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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улуг (ulug)

  1. big, large
    Ол эшинден ийи хар улуг.Ol eşinden iyi xar ulug.He's years older than his friend. (literally, “bigger”)