аав

Kalmyk

Etymology

Cognate with Mongolian аав (aav, father).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaːvə]

Noun

аав (aav)

  1. grandfather
  2. father

See also

  • эцк (etsk)

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *aba (reconstruction uncertain), compare Buryat аба (aba), Kalmyk аав (aav), Dongxiang aba, awi, East Yugur awa, Mongghul aaba, Khitan [script needed] (ay).

The word, if it should be reconstructed at all, is similar to other nursery words denoting 'father' found world-wide.

Compare Proto-Turkic *apa (ancestor, bear), Korean 아버지 (abeoji, father), English baba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːw/

Noun

аав (aav) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠪᠤ (abu), plural аавууд); (regular declension )

  1. dad
    Synonym: эцэг (etseg)

Declension

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