эләд

Kalmyk

Cyrillic	Clear Script
эләд (eläd)	ᡄᠯᡄᡃᡑᡄ(elēde)

Etymology

From currently obscure неләд (neläd), which is inherited from Proto-Mongolic *neliyed, plural of *neliyen. Cognate with Mongolian нилээд (nileed). The word must have been borrowed from an Oirat dialect into Tuvan; see элээн (eleen, “considerable”), which demonstrates both the unexpected deletion of /n/ as well as the original singular form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈlæːdə/

Adjective

эләд • (eläd)

1. elder; older

   эләд көвүн ― eläd kövün ― older brother

2. considerable, important
3. big

Derived terms

• эләдх (elädx)
• эләдхн (elädxn)
• эләдцр (elädtsr)

 

References

• Muniev, B. D. (1977) “эләд”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 695 a