хууль

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kaxulï, thought to derive from Chinese 法律 (fǎlǜ) compare Daur kooly.

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xʊːɮʲ/, [χɵːɮʲ]

Noun

хууль • (huulʹ) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠤᠯᠢ (qauli)); (regular declension )

law (both legal and scientific)
custom, observance

Synonyms

(principle): зүй (züj), жам ёс (žam jos), жам (žam), ёс (jos)
(authority): засаг (zasag), цааз (tsaaz)
(rule): дүрэм (dürem), журам (žuram)
(statute): тогтоол (togtool), статут (statut)
(custom): ёс (jos), заншил (zanšil), журам (žuram)
(jurisprudence): эрх зүй (erh züj), хууль цааз (huulʹ tsaaz)

Derived terms

хуульч (huulʹč, “lawyer, jurist”)
хуульчлах (huulʹčlah, “to legalize”)

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