зул

Mongolian

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡sʊɮ/, [t͡so̙ɮ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *jula, probably from Proto-Turkic *yula.

Compare Dongxiang zhula, Old Uyghur [script needed] (yula).

Noun

зул • (zul) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠤᠯᠠ (ǰula)); (regular declension )

lamp, torch
(Buddhism) a lamp offering

Derived terms

алтан зул (altan zul, “tulip”)
зул сар (zul sar, “first month of winter, Christmas”)

Etymology 2

Noun

зул • (zul)

Alternative form of зулай (zulaj, “top of the head”)

Etymology 3

Verb

зул • (zul)

imperative of зулах (zulah, “to spread out (fabric)”)

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