гүрвэл

Mongolian

Etymology

  1. From Proto-Mongolic *görbel, *gölbür, compare Buryat гүрбэл (gürbel), Kalmyk гүрвлдә (gürvldä).
  2. Perhaps the same stem is preserved in Buryat гүрбэхэ (gürbexe, “to wriggle, to sway”).

Pronunciation

Noun

гүрвэл • (gürvel) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠷᠪᠡᠯ (gürbel))

  1. lizard
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