буйл
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʊiɮ/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *büile, compare Mongghul booli, Daur buil, East Yugur büile.
Perhaps the form is influenced by the second etymology, however this root is very unstable across languages.
Noun
буйл • (bujl) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠤᠶᠢᠯᠠ (buyila)); (hidden-n declension)
- gums (flesh around teeth)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Buryat буйла (bujla, “camel bull”), Kalmyk бууль (buulʹ, “nose peg”), likely of Turkic origin, see Kazakh бұйда (būida, “camel's bridle”).
Noun
буйл • (bujl)
Derived terms
- буйлт (bujlt, “camel colt”)
See also
- тэмээ (temee, “camel”)