See also: уул

Kalmyk

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *üile, compare Mongolian үйл (üjl), Buryat үйлэ (üjle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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үүл (üül) (Clear script spelling ᡉᡅᠯᡄ (üile) or ᡉᡕᡅᠯᡄ (üyile))

  1. act, matter, action

Mongolian

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠡᠭᠦᠯᠡ
(egüle)
үүл
(üül)
 
clouds above the Mongolian steppe

Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *exülen; compare Buryat үүлэн (üülen), Kalmyk үүлн (üüln), Dongxiang olien, and possibly Tuoba 宥連 (*uwl, *ʊwl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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үүл (üül)

  1. cloud (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)

Declension

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Derived terms

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