ᠬᠤᠤᠯᠢᠩᠭᠤᠤᠯ

Mongolian

Etymology

Taken from the name of the Holin River; traditionally thought to be derived from ᠬᠣᠭᠤᠯᠠᠨ (qoɣulan, “food to be eaten”) + ᠭᠣᠣᠯ (ɣool, “river”), in reference to the river being historically used for rest and recuperation. Alternatively, possibly from the cognate term ᠬᠣᠭᠤᠯᠠᠶ (qoɣulay, “channel; waterway”).

Proper noun

ᠬᠤᠤᠯᠢᠩᠭᠤᠤᠯ • (quulingɣuul)

1. Holingol (a county-level city in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China)