һурвн

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *gurban, compare Mongolian гурав (gurav), Buryat гурбан (gurban).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁurˈwən/

Numeral

һурвн • (ğurvn) (Clear script spelling ᡎᡇᠷᡋᠠᠨ (ɣurban))

  1. three

Noun

һурвн • (ğurvn) (plural һурвд)

  1. triad (a type of Kalmyk poem that consists of three lines)
    Synonym: һурвнт (ğurvnt)
Examples
  • Һурвн цаһан
    Өсҗ йовхла – шүдн цаһан,
    Көгшрәд ирхлә – үсн цаһан,
    Үкхлә – ясн цаһан.
    Ğurvn tsağan
    Ösj yovxla – şüdn tsağan,
    Kögşräd irxlä – üsn tsağan,
    Ükxlä – yasn tsağan.
    Three things that are white
    When growing up, the teeth are white,
    When getting old, the hair are white,
    After death, the bones are white.
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