холбоо

Mongolian

Etymology

холбох (holboh, “to connect, to unite”) +‎ -оо(н) (-oo(n)). Compare Kalmyk холва (xolva), Daur xolboo (if not a loan).

Pronunciation

Noun

холбоо • (holboo) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ (qolbuɣ-a)); (hidden-n declension )

  1. connection, link
  2. contact, liaison
  3. union, association
  4. federation
    Оросын Холбооны Улс ― Orosyn Holboony Uls ― Russian Federation
  5. bond, rope, binding (that which is used to tie something)
  6. (poetry) verse, alliteration

Adjective

холбоо • (holboo)

  1. twin, two
  2. connective

Derived terms
  • холбоотон (holbooton, “ally”)
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