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хөвүүн

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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From Classical Mongolian ᠬᠥ᠋ᠪᠡᠭᠦᠨ (köbegün), from Middle Mongol ᠺᠥ᠋ᠪᠡᠺᠦᠨ᠌ (köbekün), from Proto-Mongolic *köbexün (child; son). Cognate with Buryat хүбүүн (xübüün), Kalmyk көвүн (kövün), etc. Doublet of хөвгүүн (xövgüün).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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хөвүүн (xövüün) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥ᠋ᠪᠡᠭᠦᠨ (köbegün), definite plural хөвүүд); (regular declension)

  1. (dated) child
  2. boy
    Synonym: хүү (xüü)

Declension

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