нулимс

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *nïlbusun, compare Buryat нёлбоһон (njolbohon), Kalmyk нульмсн (nulʹmsn), Mongghul ninpuzi, Dongxiang nubusun.

Likely related or influenced by other *nï- words, see нус (nus, snot).

Compare typologically Proto-Slavic *slьza (> Russian слеза́ (slezá)) related to *slizь (> слизь (slizʹ)).

Noun

нулимс • (nulims) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠢᠯᠪᠤᠰᠤ (nilbusu)); (hidden-n declension)

  1. tear
  2. mucus

See also