мануул

Mongolian

A manul Wildlife Heritage Foundation, Smarden, Kent

Etymology

Perhaps from a Turkic language, compare Old Uyghur [script needed] (manu, “wildcat”).

Other Mongolic cognates are Kalmyk манл (manl) and Daur manuu (“wildcat”).

See also малар (malar).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /manʊɮ/

Noun

мануул • (manuul) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠠᠨᠤᠤᠯ (manuul))

manul (wildcat)
Synonym: Палласын муур (Pallasyn muur)

Hypernym: муур (muur)

Descendants

→ Russian: ману́л (manúl)
- → English: manul

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