булан

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bile (with, together, also). Cognate with Shor -пиле/ пула/ пла, Kazakh -бен (-ben), Karachay-Balkar бла (bla), Tuvan биле (bile), Western Yugur pli, Turkish ile (and, with).

Postposition

булан • (bulan)

  1. with
  2. through, by means of

Conjunction

булан • (bulan)

  1. and

Usage notes

  • Used to coordinate noun phrases. For the clausal conjunction and, see ва (wa).

Further reading

  • Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “булан”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bulan. Compare to Southern Altai булан (bulan, moose, elk), etc.

Noun

булан • (bulan) (Arabic spelling بۇلان)

  1. moose, elk

Mongolian

Noun

булан • (bulan) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠤᠯᠤᠩ (bulung))

  1. corner

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bulan.

Noun

булан • (bulan)

  1. moose, elk

References

Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “булан”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN