залуу
Mongolian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *jalaxu, perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *yāĺ.
Compare Dongxiang zhalao (“young person”), Daur jaloo, Turkish yaş (“age”), Kazakh жас (jas, “young”).
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡saɮʊ/, [t͡saˈɮo̙]
Noun
залуу • (zaluu) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠯᠠᠭᠤ (ǰalaɣu), plural залуучууд); (regular declension )
- youth
- youngster, kid, boy, girl
- 1999, Найдангийн Ганхуяг, Алтан тайз алтан тууз хоёр минь (түүвэр зохиол):
- Тэгтэл гэрээс цав цагаан хувцастай туранхай өндөр залуу гарч ирээд Дарам гуайн дэргэд очиж, элгээ тэвэрч зогсоно.
- Tegtel gerees tsav tsagaan huvtsastaj turanhaj öndör zaluu garč ireed Daram guajn derged očiž, elgee teverč zogsono.
- Then a tall gaunt boy in snow-white clothes goes out of the ger and going by Ms. Daram he quivers and halts.
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- guy, chap
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