ᠪᠤᠤ

Buryat

Etymology

Eventually from Mandarin 炮 (pào).

Noun

ᠪᠤᠤ • (ᠪᠤᠤ) (Mongolian script буу)

  1. gun

Middle Mongol

MongolianʼPhags-pa
ᠪᠤᠤꡎꡟ

Pronunciation

Particle

ᠪᠤᠤ (pww /buu/)

  1. Used to form the negative polarity of verbs in optative moods.

Descendants

  • Buryat: бү (bü)
  • Classical Mongolian:
    • Khamnigan Mongol: бү (bü), бүү (büü)
    • Mongolian:
      Mongolian: ᠪᠤᠤ (buu)
      Cyrillic script: бүү (büü)
  • Written Oirat:
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