хув

Mongolian

Etymology 1

Cognate with Kalmyk хув (xuv), Buryat хуба (xuba), likely from Chinese 琥珀 (hǔpò), itself of Central Asian origin.

Noun

хув • (huv) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤᠪᠠ (quba))

  1. amber

Etymology 2

From Common Turkic *quba, compare Karakhanid [script needed] (quba), influenced by the homonymous word for amber.

Adjective

хув • (huv)

  1. pale yellow, dun
  2. amber colored

Derived terms
  • хувхай (huvhaj, “pale, dry”)

Etymology 3

Perhaps a shortening of хув хулгар (huv hulgar, “completely crop-eared”).

Adjective

хув • (huv)

  1. small-eared
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