шувуу
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Mongolian
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Mongolic *sïbaxun (“bird”). Cognate with Buryat шубуун (šubuun), Kalmyk шовун (şovun), Daur shogoo, showoo (“falcon”), Khitan 𘬥𘲼𘯺 (*ś au a, “falcon”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /ʃʊwʊ/, [ʃo̙ˈw̜o̙]
Noun
[edit]шувуу • (šuvuu) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠤ (sibaɣu)); (hidden-n declension)
- bird (animal)
Descendants
[edit]- Translingual: †Shuvuuia