золбин

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with Buryat зольбо (zolʹbo), Kalmyk зольбн (zolʹbn).

Borrowed into Kongo жолбун (“destitute”), Khakas чолбын (çolbın, “stray, vagrant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɔɮʲpʲəŋ/
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɞɮʲpʲɪŋ]

Adjective

золбин • (zolbin) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠣᠯᠪᠢᠩ (ǰolbing))

  1. stray, feral (of animals)
    Synonyms: алдуул завхуул (alduul zavxuul), эзэнгүй (ezengüj)
  2. vagrant, wandering
    Synonym: тэнэмэл (tenemel)

Derived terms

  • золбигнох (zolbignox, “to stray”)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.