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холбоо

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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холбох (xolbox, to connect, to unite) +‎ -оо(н) (-oo(n)). Compare Kalmyk холва (xolva), Daur xolboo (if not a loan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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холбоо (xolboo) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ (qolbug-a), definite plural холбоонууд); (hidden-n declension)

  1. connection, link
  2. contact, liaison
  3. union, association
  4. federation
    Оросын Холбооны УлсOrosyn Xolboony UlsRussian Federation
  5. bond, rope, binding (that which is used to tie something)
  6. (poetry) verse, alliteration

Declension

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Derived terms

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Adjective

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холбоо (xolboo)

  1. twin, two
  2. connective

Yakut

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare the Mongolian term above.

Verb

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холбоо (qolboo)

  1. (transitive) to unite

Synonyms

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  • салҕаа (salğaa, to connect, to continue)
  • түм (tüm, to collect, to gather, to unite)

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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